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Sri Lanka to make maiden mixed 4x400m appearance

15 August, 2021
Isuru Abeywardana-Medhani Jayamanne-Ravindu Bandara-Sayuri Mendis-Shanika Lakshani-Sithum Jayawardana
Isuru Abeywardana-Medhani Jayamanne-Ravindu Bandara-Sayuri Mendis-Shanika Lakshani-Sithum Jayawardana

Sri Lanka will be represented by seven athletes at the World Junior Athletic Championship that will take place at the Nyayo Sports Complex in Nairobi, Kenya from August 17 to 22.

The squad will leave today to contest the event that was postponed from last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and comprises four athletes who achieved qualification standards in individual events plus a four member 4x400 mixed relay quartet.

The first to qualify was Shanika Lakshani the middle distance runner from Holy Cross College, Gampaha. She ran the 800 metres event in a time of 2 minutes 07.02 seconds at the Senior Trials held in April.

Earlier, Medhani Jayamanne the junior sprint sensation from Lumbini College Colombo qualified in the 200m event when she clocked 24.08 seconds when competing in the National Inter-State Championship held in India. Later she qualified in the 100m event when she clocked 11.85 seconds at the Junior trials.

Tharushi Karunaratne from A. Ratnayake CC Walala will run in the 800m and also qualified in the event returning a time of 2 minutes, 07.21 seconds at the Junior trials.

Isuru Abeywardana from Ananda Sasthralaya, Matugama will run in the 400m after qualifying with a time of 46.90 seconds.

Sri Lanka’s 4X400m mixed relay team is set to make a debut, five years after the event was introduced. The relay team comprise Isuru Abeywardane, Tharushi Karunaratne, Sayuri Mendis from Holy Cross, Gampaha and Ravindu Bandara from Wekada MV. The relay squad will also have Sithum Jayawardane and Shanika Lakshani.

The manager of the team will be Jagath Silva and the coaches are Umanga Surendra and Danushka Munasinghe.

Sunethra Karunanayake is the Lady Chaperone while Dr. Dhammika Senanayake will also accompany the team.

 


The contingent:

Boys – Isuru Abeywardana (400m, 4x400 Mixed Relay), Ravindu Bandara (4x400m Mixed Relay, Sithum Jayawardana (4x400m Mixed Relay)

 

 

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