Sri Lankan weightlifter Nadeeshani Rajapaksha finished at overall 10th in the Women's 58kg Weightlifting final at the Commonwealth Games 2018 today (6).
Rajapaksha lifted a total of 160kgs -- 66kgs in Snatch and 94kgs in Clean and Jerk -- where the best lift came from Tia-Clair Toomey, who lifted a total of 201kgs for the gold medal.
Canadian Tali Darsigny claimed the silver medal with a total lift of 200kgs while Jenly Wini of Solomon Islands claimed the bronze medal with a total lift of 189kgs.
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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