Dilshi , Parami get SL going with high hopes
Team who reached Finland after tiring journey participated in their last training session to fine tune on Monday .
Parami the world number one in the under 18 2000m steeple chase runner will compete with senior athletes (U-20) in the 3000m steeple chase where the road is not that easy for the youngster . Nevertheless the youngster trained under Janitha Jayasinghe , hailing from Kuliyapitiya CC has been gradually improved her time , clocking personal best trice so far in this year alone and it will not be surprise if she could dip below 10 minutes mark in the event .
Parami’s improvement in this year
| DATE | COMPETITION | CNT. | CAT | RACE | PL. | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 APR 2018 | Colombo Asian Games Trials |  |
F | F | 2. | 10:49.6h |
| 12 MAY 2018 | Colombo Asian Games Trials | |
F | F | 2. | 10:37.33 |
| 09 JUN 2018 | Gifu Asian Junior Championships |  |
C | F | 1. | 10:21.54 |
Meanwhile , the pride of A.Rathnayaka CC Walala Dilshi Kumarasinghe who seal triple medals in Asian Juniors winning a silver and two bronze medal will compete in her pet event (800m) heat at 1pm on Tuesday (11th)
Dilshi’s 800M time of 2:04.53 seconds which she clocked at the Asian Junior championship is a new SL junior record which she renewed for the fourth time . Dilshi who has six international medals this year so far had given up 400m in the world junior focusing on 800m where she hope for a best performance .
Dilshi’s improvement in this year
| DATE | COMPETITION | CNT. | CAT | RACE | PL. | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 APR 2018 | Colombo Sri Lankan U20/U20/U18/U16 Ch. | |
F | H2 | 1. | 2:10.06 |
| 23 APR 2018 | Colombo Sri Lankan U20/U20/U18/U16 Ch. | |
F | F | 1. | 2:09.13 |
| 28 APR 2018 | Colombo Asian Games Trials | |
F | F | 2. | 2:10.66 |
| 06 MAY 2018 | Colombo South Asian U20 Ch. | |
F | F | 1. | 2:07.73 |
| 09 JUN 2018 | Gifu Asian Junior Championships | |
C | F | 3. | 2:04.53 |
It was visible that she could have improved a lot from her Asian junior race and she will be eyeing for another personal best during the race.
