Sri Lankan athlete Janaka Wimalasiri qualified cleared 7.84m in the Men's Long Jump Qualifying Round at the Commonwealth Games 2018 today (10).
Wimalasiri finished fifth behind Henry Frayne (Aus - 8.34m), Damar Forbes (Jam - 7.93m), Luvo Manyonga (RSA - 7.91m) and Tajay Gyle (Jam - 7.88m) in the qualifiers.
He has been lined up among 12 athletes in the Men's Long Jump final, scheduled to take place on Wednesday at 4.00pm Sri Lanka time.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
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