16 July 2023 06:34 pm
Sri Lanka finished in the fourth place on the medal table of Asian Athletics Championships with three Gold medals, two Silver medals, and three Bronze medals.
This is the highest position Sri Lanka has ever achieved in the history of the Asian Athletics Championships.
The highest Sri Lanka had ever finished previously was in 2002, when they finished in 6th position.
The event came to an end with the men’s 4x400m relay which was won by Aruna Dharshana, Rajith Rajakaruna, Pabasara Niku, and Kalinga Kumarage. They finished with a time of 3:01.56 sec setting an Asian Championship record, breaking the previous record of 3:02.50 set in 2015.
In addition, the silver medal was won by India (3:01.80), while Qatar took third place (3:04.26). (Susil Premalal)