Thrushi smashes record to win 800m gold

Sport

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

Comments

Still No Comments Posted.

Leave Comments

Most Reviews

May 31, 2025

- 470 - 0

Flt Lt Kasun Cumaratunga , more than a pilot, a guardian remembered on his 37th death anniversary

Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred

June 2, 2025

- 437 - 0

National Tax week launched

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.

June 2, 2025

- 339 - 0

SriLankan Airlines’ new A330 Fleet to perform low fly past over Colombo on Wed.

May 30, 2025

- 254 - 0

In Pix: Weather situation in Colombo

May 29, 2025

- 252 - 0

Mahindananda and Nalin Fernando Jailed

Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando have sentenced to 20 and 25 years respectively after they were found guilty in a case of fraud.

June 3, 2025

- 178 - 0

Krishanthi Kumaraswami convicts FR dismissed by SC

The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.