Sri Lanka's Matthew Abeysinghe qualified for the semi-final of Men's 50m Freestyle Swimming event while establising a national record at the Commonwealth Games 2018 today (9).
Competing in Lane 8, Abeysinghe clocked 22.65seconds to finish fourth in the Heat 7, where two Australians and a Canadian topped the list.
His timing gives Abeysinghe the eighth Sri Lanka record with two of them being recorded at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.
On Saturday (7), Abeysinghe clocked 49.11seconds in the Men's 100m Freestyle event to claim the Sri Lanka record.
He will compete in Lane 1 in the Men's 50m Freestyle Semi-final 2, which is scheduled for 4.12pm today, 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.
Leave Comments