Sri Lanka won its first medal at the Gold Coast Games this morning (5) in weightlifting when Chathuranga Lakmal, competing in men’s 56Kg weight class, lifted a total weight of 248kgs to win bronze medal.
Chathuranga lifted 114kgs in snatch and a further 134kgs in clean and jerk for his total weight of 248kgs.
The gold medal of the weight class was won by Malaysian Izhar Ahamed while the silver medal was claimed by Indian Gururaja.
Sri Lanka are hoping at least four medals from weightlifting at this years’ Commonwealth Games.
Since country’s first weightlifting gold medal in Melbourne Games in 2006, Sri Lankan weight-lifters have kept the lion flag flying high in each Games held thereafter.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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.
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