Cherantha de Silva clocked 02 minutes and 05.10 seconds in the Men's 200metre Butterfly Stroke event to establish a new Sri Lanka record at the 53rd Milo/Pram Malaysia Open Swimming Championship held in Melaka from March 9 to 12.
Cherantha (21), a Sri Lanka national swimmer and FINA Scholarship holder bettered his own record of 02 minutes and 07.74 seconds set at the South Asian Games selection trials in December 2015 in Colombo.
At the Malaysia Open, Cherantha claimed a total of seven medals including three golds, three silvers and a bronze medal.
His gold medals came from the in Men's 100m Freestyle, Men's 50m Butterfly and Men's 100m Butterfly events while the three silver medals were from Men's 200m Butterfly, Men's 200m Individual Medley and Men's 50m Freestyle events.
He also claimed the bronze in the Men's 200m Freestyle event.
Cherantha won seven medals at the South Asian Games 2016 held in Guwahati, India.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
The deadline for online applications to the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination has been extended until July 12, the Department of Examinations said.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Cabinet has approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution that a referendum would be required to extend the Presidential and Parliamentary term beyond five years.
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