Athletics: Sri Lanka to send 12 runners for inaugural South Asian Cross Country Series

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Sri Lanka Athletic (SLA) will send 12 athletes to represent the country at the inaugural South Asian Cross Country Series, which is set to flag off on Wednesday (15) at Kohima, a city situated in the northeast Nagaland region of India.

Sri Lanka will feature in the long distance running event under four different categories with six each of men and women set to compete.

SLA sources stated that it selected 12 athletes to represent Sri Lanka in the categories of Senior and Junior for Men and Women, from a trial held at the Diyagama Stadium last week.

Over 200 athletes representing all South Asian countries are set to compete under the four categories, at the inaugural event of the kind.

Winners and timings of selected athletes from trials

Senior Women (10km)
1: Madumali Perera (Sri Lanka Navy - 39m, 29.22secs)
2: H.M.W. Herath (Sri Lanka Army - 39m, 40secs)
3: H.M.C.S. Herath (Sri Lanka Army - 39m, 41secs)

Senior Men (10km)
1: R.M.S. Pushpakumara (Sri Lanka Army - 32m, 09secs)
2: S.R.W. Wijewikrama (Sri Lanka Army - 32m, 10secs)
3: K. Shanmugeshwaran (Sri Lanka Army - 32m, 23secs)

Junior Women (6km)
1: W.M. Kasuni )25m, 03secs)
2: G.W.O.N. Fonseka (25m, 39secs)
3: Hashini Lakshani (26m, 22secs)

Junior Men (8km)
1: K.M. Jaliya Sangeeth (28m, 59secs)
2: Asela Benedict (29m.05secs)
3: A.P.C. Madubhashana

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