Dinusha Gomes claimed the bronze medal in Women's 48kg Weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast a short while today (5).
Gomes lifted a total of 155kgs -- 70kgs in Snatch and 85kgs in Clean and Jerk -- to win Sri Lanka's second bronze medal in the ongoing games.
The gold medal was won by Chanu Mirabai of India, who lifted 196kgs while Marie Ranaivosoa lifted a total of 170kgs to win the silver medal.
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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