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Dinesh wins Para World Silver medal

Paralympic bronze medalist, Dinesh Priyantha Herath won his second World Para medal when he won the Silver medal in the Javelin Throw (F46) at the Para Athletics World Championship in...

තුන් පිම්මෙන් වැඩ පෙන්වූ හෂිනි සාග් කණ්ඩායමට

එළබෙන දකුණු ආසියාතික ක්‍රීඩා උළෙලේ මලල ක්‍රීඩා කණ්ඩායම සදහා ඇතුලත් නොවූ තුන් පිම්ම පැනීමේ ක්‍රීඩිකා හෂිනි බාලසූරිය නැවතත් ඇයගේ දක්ෂතා සලකා බලා කණ්ඩායමට ඇතුලත් කර තිබේ . හෂිනි පසුගිය ජාතික...

Triple Jumper Hashini included in SAG Team

Triple Jumper Hashini Balasooriya, who wasn’t included in the team initially, has been added to the team following an appeal. Hashini leapt 12.95m during the trials to be placed second...

SAG Relay Trials on 20th November

Athletics Association (AASL) will conduct trials to select the final relay teams for the upcoming South Asian Games (SAG) on 20 November (Wednesday) at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Currently six athletes...

Shelinda, Ravindu best athletes

Shelinda Jansen, sprinter from Gateway International School Rajagiriya and Ravindu Bandara, quarter-miler from Wekada MV, were adjudged the best female and male athlete at the All Island School Games 2019...

Chelsea freed from doping ban on technical ground

Teenage sprinter Chelsea Melani Bendarage who tested positive for a banned stimulant in February this year has been exonerated from all charges on a technicality but a reprimand has been...

Live- All Island School Games 2019 -Day 05

LIVE:- All Island School Games 2019-Day 05 Posted by Ceylon Athletics on Saturday, November 2, 2019

Little Tharushi in a big show

Little runner from A. Rathnayaka CC Walala, Tharushi Karunarathne caught the attention of many during the major schools championship this year, where she ran like there’s no tomorrow; not even slowing...

Bolt like Sithum shines with Four Golds

Sithum Jayasundara from Sir John Kothalawela MV Kurunegala once again showcased his mesmerizing sprinting ability with record breaking runs and finished the day with four gold medals in the All...

56 Track and field athletes for South Asian Games 2019

Athletics Association has named a team of 55 athletes to compete at the forthcoming South Asian Games 2019 at Nepal to be held from December 01 to 10. AASL wanted...

LIVE- ALL ISLAND SCHOOL GAMES 2019- DAY 03

All Island School Games 2019-Day 3 Posted by Ceylon Athletics on Friday, November 1, 2019

Bolt alike Sithum shines with Double Gold

Sprinter Sithum Jayasundara from Sir John Kothalawala Central College Kurunegala once again displayed his versatile sprinting ability by winning the Gold medal in both the 100m and 400m in the...

Ravindu stuns arena with 47.53 in 400m- Beats Asian Youth Silver medalist again

Ravindu Dilshan Bandara from Wekada MV, Chilaw isn’t a familiar name among the top crop of youth sprinters in Sri Lanka, and did not even make it to the team...

High Jump icon Manjula bids goodbye

Olympian High Jumper Manjula Kumara Wijesekara called it a day to his versatile professional athletics career, marking the end of a remarkable journey which brought glory to Sri Lanka at...

Sugandhi, Ushan walk away with motor cars

Lakshika Sugandhi and Ushan Thiwanka from Western Province walked away with the ultimate jackpot – the motor cars on offer – when they were adjudged best female and male athlete...

Disappointing performances continue at NSF

National Sports Festival 2019 continued for the second day with its athletics competition with some further disappointing performances as athletes found it hard to compete on the muddy grass track...

Brothers, Asanka and Asitha shines in 400m hurdles

Two brothers, Asanka and Asitha Rathnasena shone in the 400m hurdles, winning the gold and silver medals. Elder brother Asanka, who is also the national champion for the event, won...

Ushan , Anjani took early lead to best athlete title

High Jumper Ushan Thiwanka and Long Jumper Anjani Pulwansa took early leads on the Best Athlete’s title at the National Sports Festival 2019 (NSF) with impressive performances, considering the unfavorable...

NSF begins in ‘paddy field’-like muddy track

The National Sports Festival (NSF), the country’s premier multi-sport and track and field competition, is set to begin here at the Vincent Dias Stadium in Badulla. But lack of top...

Sumedha wins Bronze at World Military Games

Olympian Javelin Thrower Sumedha Ranasinghe won the second medal for Sri Lanka at the World Military Games 2019, when he clinched the Bronze medal with a throw of 75.35m at...

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