Tharushi Karunaratne established a new Asian Championships record on her way to win the gold medal in the women’s 800m at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships being held in Thailand.
She clocked 2:00.66secs erasing the previous record of 2:01.16 set by Zhang Jian (China) in 1998 at Fukuoka.
This is the first time since Susanthika Jayasinghe’s 200m record in 2002.
Meanwhile, Gayanthika Abeyratne clocked 2:03.25sec to win the bronze medal.
Also, another new Sri Lankan record was broken today.
Sri Lanka's women's 4*400 relay quartet won the silver medal by clocking 3:33.27secs.
Team: Nadeeha Ramanayaka
Sayuri Lakshima
Nishendra Fernando
Tharushi Karunarathna
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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