{"id":122582,"date":"2023-10-06T18:14:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=122582"},"modified":"2023-10-06T18:14:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:14:47","slug":"asian-games-more-medals-secured-by-sri-lanka-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/asian-games-more-medals-secured-by-sri-lanka-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games: More Medals Secured by Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Asian Games: More Medals Secured by Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88737\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-Roberts-eLanka.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Roberts\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/10\/05\/asian-games-more-medals-secured-by-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>A = AFP NEWS ITEM, 4 October 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\"><span class=\"t-location\">Colombo (AFP) \u2013\u00a0<\/span><strong>Teenager Tharushi Karunarathna,<\/strong>\u00a0Sri Lanka\u2019s only gold medallist so far at the Hangzhou Asian Games, received a congratulatory telephone call from the country\u2019s president and cash from the cricket board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/10\/05\/asian-games-more-medals-secured-by-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9387263e195a9352658b18fb41b517ce14c92290.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>After\u00a0<strong>the 18-year-old won the women\u2019s 800m on Wednesday in Hangzhou,<\/strong>\u00a0President Ranil Wickremesinghe telephoned the runner to convey the nation\u2019s gratitude. \u201cPresident Wickremesinghe expressed the pride felt by the nation for her extraordinary success on the international stage and conveyed his best wishes for her future endeavours in sports,\u201d his office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s cricket board, the richest sporting body in the country, said it was gifting her 10 million rupees ($31,000).<\/p>\n<p>Karunarathna\u2019s gold was Sri Lanka\u2019s first in athletics at the Asian Games since 2002, when they won two.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__shares t-content__shares--has-label\">\n<div class=\"a-share-bar-label\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*******************<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>B = Newswire Item, 4 October 2023 \u2026..\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.lk\/2023\/10\/04\/three-medals-for-sri-lanka-today-in-asian-games\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.newswire.lk\/2023\/10\/04\/three-medals-for-sri-lanka-today-in-asian-games\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/10\/05\/asian-games-more-medals-secured-by-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Broze-medal-winners-x-400-ASIAN-GAMES-1.png?resize=300%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Sri Lanka has won one Gold medal and two bronze medals in Asian Games Athletics events today.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Tharushi Karunarathna won the Gold medal in the women\u2019s 800m event (2.03.20)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Bronze in the Men\u2019s 4x400m with a time of 3:02.55 (NR).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Bronze in the Women\u2019s 4x400m with a time of 3:30.88<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>C:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Reemus Fernando:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u201cTharushi basks in Asian Games Glory,\u201d<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/island.lk\/tharushi-basks-in-asian-games-glory\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/island.lk\/tharushi-basks-in-asian-games-glory\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-body-top\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" class=\"left relative\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">From athletics administrators to so-called track and field experts who have been criticizing schools\u2019 coaches for ruining the careers of budding athletes and have been placing the blame for the\u00a0medal drought at international level on schools\u2019 coaches during the last couple of decades. But finally, it was a\u00a0schoolgirl\u00a0trained by a schools coach who ended the decades long gold medal drought at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Ratnayake Central, Walala prodigy Tharushi Karunaratne beat the experienced Chinese Olympian Wang Chunyu in the home straight in the women\u2019s 800 metres\u00a0final to deliver Sri Lanka\u2019s first Asian Games gold medal in 21 years. In a tactically slow race Karunaratne sprinted in the last 60 metres\u00a0to overtake the Chinese duo and etched her name in gold before returning in less than 50 minutes to anchor the women\u2019s 4\u00d7400 metres\u00a0team to bronze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The athlete trained by Susantha Fernando clocked 2:03.20 seconds to win her third gold medal in the two lap race at Asian level this year. She commenced the gold medal hunt with the Asian Junior Championship gold and followed that up at the Asian Championship before beating a strong field inclusive of an Olympic finalist in Hangzhou yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">She became the first Sri Lankan schoolgirl since Damayanthi Dharsha (1994) to win a medal at the Asian Games. The 18-year-old who was once refused entry to Digana Stadium for not paying entry fees for training is now among a selected number of Sri Lankans to have won gold medals at Asian Games. She is the seventh Sri Lankan to have won an individual gold medal at the Asian Games and only the third woman behind Susanthika Jayasinghe and Damayanthi Dharsha to have accomplished such a task.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka won a total of three medals yesterday and concluded the track and field campaign with four\u00a0medals, the highest\u00a0number\u00a0since winning three golds and two bronzes in 1998.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Tharushi also became the first athlete from Sri Lanka to win a medal in the 800 metres\u00a0at these Games. Incidentally, 4\u00d7400\u00a0metres\u00a0medal too was the country\u2019s first in the Games history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka were uncertain about fielding a women\u2019s 4\u00d7400 metres\u00a0team but the team\u2019s success at the recent Asian Athletics Championships fueled new hopes forcing authorities to make late requests to field a team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The team comprising of Nadeesha Ramanayake, Jayeshi Uththara, Lakshima Mendis and Tharushi did not disappoint as they established a new Sri Lanka record in winning the bronze in a time of 3:30.88 seconds. Tharushi played a crucial role in winning the medal after receiving the baton in the fourth position. She pipped the Vietnam team to the fourth place with a stunning final lap clocked at 51.06 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The men\u2019s 4\u00d7400 metres\u00a0relay team anchored by Kalinga Kumarage did well to secure the third place behind India and Qatar. Two days on from missing the mixed relay silver medal for an infringement of a lane rule Aruna Dharshana and Kumarage did their part together with Pabasara\u00a0Niku and Rajitha Rajakaruna to return\u00a0a time of 3:02.55 seconds. India won the gold in a time of 3:01.58 seconds, while Qatar returned a time of 3:02.05 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It was the first time since 2006 that the country won a medal in the men\u2019s 4\u00d7400\u00a0metres\u00a0relay, a discipline Sri Lanka had medal success on three\u00a0previous\u00a0occasions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The track and field team finished with one gold, one silver and two bronzes. The silver medal was won by Dilhani\u00a0Lekamge\u00a0on Tuesday. She threw the javelin to a distance of 61.57\u00a0metres\u00a0to become the first Sri Lankan thrower to win a medal at Asian Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">On a day where the Sri Lanka\u2019s cricket team were beaten by Afghanistan in the quarter-finals, the track and field athletes who persevere thanks largely to\u00a0the support they gain from the tri forces have kept the country\u2019s flag flying high in Hangzhou.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asian Games: More Medals Secured by Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis A = AFP NEWS ITEM, 4 October 2023 Colombo (AFP) \u2013\u00a0Teenager Tharushi Karunarathna,\u00a0Sri Lanka\u2019s only gold medallist so far at the Hangzhou Asian Games, received a congratulatory telephone call from the country\u2019s president and cash from the cricket board. 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