Kimiko Raheem, the first from the Sri Lanka's contingent to feature, finished fourth in the Women's 100m Backstroke heat at the Rio Olympic Games 2016 on Sunday (7).
The 17-year-old swimmer clocked 1:4.21seconds to finish fourth, far behind her personal best as Hong Kong's Claudia Lau won the heat.
Matthew Abeysinghe, who became the first swimmer from Sri Lanka to qualify for an Olympic, will compete in the Men’s 100m Freestyle first round heats on Tuesday (9).
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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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