The 94th National Athletic Championship, conducted by the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka (AASL), will be held from Friday (8) to Sunday (10) at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in, Giyagama, Homagama.
This three-day meet will also serve as the final opportunity for potential athletes who are attempting to qualify for Rio Olympics, with the deadline set for July 11.
Altogether 800 athletes will take part in the championship where over 100 officials registered at AASL, are set to get involved.
The event will also serve the purpose as selections to form a national pool of athletes for the South Asian Games, according to AASL president, Sugath Thilakaratne.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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