(VIDEO) Tharushi finishes 7th in the repechage heat and ends her Paris Olympic run
|Tharushi Karunarathne clocked a modest 2:06.66 seconds in the 800m repechage heat 04 and finished 7th in the Paris Olympics today. Subsequently, her run in this Olympics will now come to an end. Earlier, the 19-year-old middle-distance runner did not have an ideal debut in the Olympics. She finished last in her 800m heat with a time of 2 minutes 07.76 seconds. Karunarathne, who is 19 years old and holds gold medals from the Asian Games and Asian Championships, has a personal best of 2:00.66 seconds. Her qualification for the Olympics 800m event was based on her world ranking.”
It’s unfortunate that Tharushi didn’t perform as well as expected, but her achievements in other competitions are commendable. Let’s hope for better results in the future