Athletes felicitate their own after Asian Games
Bringing a refreshing change to the National track and field arena at the Torrington ground, National athletes got to together to facilitate their fellow athletes who represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia earlier this month.
It was a remarkable occasion as it’s the first occasion that fellow athletes organized an event where they could felicitate and support their fellow athletes especially after having just missed on some certainly gain-able medals in a major international competition.
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Even though Sri Lanka could not win any medals during the Asian Games, track and field excelled as a number of their athletes finished within the top eight in Asia.
The Men’s 4x400m relay team clocked the second fastest time ever by Sri Lankans when they finished fourth in the finals while the 3000m steeple chase runner Nilani Rathnayaka , 800m runner Gayanthika Abeyrathne finished sixth in their respective finals. Apart from that long jumper Janaka Wimalasiri, 800m runner Indunil Herath and quarter miler Kalinga Kumarage finished within the best eight in the finals.
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The felicitation ceremony which was organized by the senior national athletes, was held at the Torrington ground yesterday which had been supported by a number of ex athletes and well wishers. Olympic silver medalist Susanthika Jayasinghe , President of the Athletics Association , Maj. Gen Palitha Fernando and other officials of the Athletics Association and several National athletes and coaches were there to celebrate and support athletes where the National athletes also did not forget to felicitate their beloved coaches, who supported them to reach those positions where they are in today.
National athletes awarded the Asian Games team with plaques in memory of the Asian Games 2018, Cash and other awards before all of them together hosted a lunch showing their support and encouragement for the fellow athletes after their difficult international outing.
