Sri Lankan track athlete Rumeshika Ratnayake finished second in the Women's 200m Heat 2, clocking 23.43secs, to qualify for the semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games 2018 today (10).
Ratnayake finished behind England's Dina Asher-Smith, who clocked 23.28secs to win the Heats.
Australia's Maddle Coates clocked 23.51secs to finish third to qualify alongside the top two.
The Bahamas' Anthonique Strachan also qualified for the semi-final after finishing fourth, with a timing of 23.52secs.
The semi-finals will take place on Wednesday (11) at 3.35pm, 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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