Hiruni Wijayaratne, a Sri Lankan athlete based in the United States of America, has qualified for the London World Athletic Championship after her performance of 2 hours, 43.31 minutes in the Eugene Marathon.
Wijayaratne was placed 11th among 100 runners in the Eugene Marathon which was won by Steve Dekoker with a timing of 2 hours and 29.46 minutes.
Wijayaratne's timing is the second fastest recorded by a Sri Lankan after Niluka Rajasekera, who participated in the Rio Olympics and the Hong Kong Marathon with a timing of 2 hours and 40.7 minutes.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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