A contingent of 12 athletes left for China on Saturday (22) to participate at the first and second legs of the Asian Grand Prix.
Sri Lanka will be represented by seven men and five women at the two events where athletes from 40 countries are set to participate.
The first leg of the Asian GP will be held in Xinhua on Monday (24) followed by the second leg in Jinxing on Thursday (27).
The third and final leg will be held in the International Stadium in Chinese Taipei.
Sri Lanka teams
Men: Sumedha Ranasinghe, Waruna Lakshan, (Javelin Throw), Manjula Kumara (High Jump), Sanjaya Jayasinghe (Triple Jump), Himasha Eshan (100metres) Ajith Premakumara (400metres), Indunil Herath (800metres)
Women: Gayanthika Abeyrathne (800metres), Nimali Liyanaarchchi (800metres), Tharika Fernando (Putt Shot), Tharanga Vinodani (High Jump), Rumeshika Ratnayake (100metres)
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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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