Ramanayake wins gold after 23 years in 400m at the Asian Athletic Championship

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Sri Lanka's elite athlete and Nadeesha Ramanayake of Army won the 400m women's gold medal at the 25th Asian Athletic Championship 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ramanayake improved on her semi-final time of 53.06 seconds to qualify to clock a winning time of 52.61 secs in the final.

This is the first time Sri Lanka won a gold medal in the 400m women's event after 23 years in the history of the Asian Athletic Senior Championship.

Uzbekistan's Solieva Farida (52.95 secs) clinched second place and India's Mishra Aishwarya (53.07) finished third.

Aruna Dharshana and Rajitha Rajakaruna participated in the 400m men's final but they could not win any medals.

At the end of the second day of the tournament, Sri Lanka had won one gold and two bronze medals.

Ramanayaka, 28, becomes the eighth Sri Lankan to win an individual gold medal at the Asian Championships.

The last time Sri Lanka won a gold medal in the 400m event was in the 2000 Asian Championships when Damayanthi Darsha set a championship record.

Nadeesha's time of 52.61 is her new personal best and is the all time third best performance by a Sri Lankan woman in the 400m.

(Susil Premalal)

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Jagath mendis Thursday, 13 July 2023 05:41 PM

Congratulations Nadeesha you make all of us Proud

Gold Thursday, 13 July 2023 06:36 PM

Hats off, Wonderful girl. A Lioness!

Prema Muhandiram Thursday, 13 July 2023 06:52 PM

Congratulation. May the noble triple gem be blessed you

Citizen k Thursday, 13 July 2023 07:04 PM

Congratulations and I hope our sports ministry and the nation as a whole will sit up and take notice.

Gayan Kaluhath Thursday, 13 July 2023 07:44 PM

Congratulations Ramanayake ,,,,,!

Dinesh Thursday, 13 July 2023 08:15 PM

That is a great performance. Keep winning more and more

SSZ KHAN Thursday, 13 July 2023 09:19 PM

You have brought honor to the country.....May Allah Bless you long and happy life and Guide you on the right path SSZ Khan

Dilshan Perera Thursday, 13 July 2023 11:45 PM

Awesome!

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