Sri Lanka weightlifter and contingent skipper Chinthana Geethal Vidanage finished at overall fifth in the Weightlifting Men's 77kg event at the Commonwealth Games 2018 today (7).
Vidanage lifted 298kgs -- 132kgs in Snatch and 166kgs in Clean and Jerk -- as he lost control in attempting to lift 168kgs in his last attempt.
Indian Sathish Kumar Sivalingam won the gold medal lifting 317kgs while Jack Oliver of England claimed the silver medal lifting 312kgs.
Australiua's Francois Etoundi lifted 315kgs to win th ebronze 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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