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Moneycontrol.com
April 12, 2018
Anti-doping officials conducted more than 3,000 tests ahead of the Commonwealth Games in an effort to weed out athletes who might be cheating well ahead of their competitions. ... Badminton | India's Srikanth Kidambi is in action against Sri Lanka's Niluka Karunaratne in men's singles round of 16.
Insidethegames.biz
April 12, 2018
Among the entries for this week are athletes from Iraq, Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Sao Tome. History has ... The Youth Olympic Games format is a combination of sprint and slalom - obstacle - which Fox claimed does not tend to favour one athlete over another. "I don't think theÃâà...
Cricbuzz
April 11, 2018
Despite feeling ill, Perera starred in Sri Lanka's expected thrashing of the hosts with three wickets and a cameo with the bat. Fortunately, after an eventful start, Perera ... "I will never forget walking out with the other Sri Lankan athletes during the opening ceremony," he says. "That is a once in a lifetimeÃâà...
Get Surrey
April 10, 2018
He went to a trial session at Surrey Sports Park, where he was spotted as a potential athlete, in part due to his long arms. From then on, he started training at the Weir Archer Academy in Camberley , which was founded by David Weir and his coach, Jenny Archer, to support and coach disabled athletes.
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
March 25, 2018
Four years later hurdler Sriyani Kulawansa became the first Sri Lankan female track and field athlete to make a podium finish. She clocked a career-best 12.95 secs to win the 100m-hurdles silver medal at the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur. In addition Sugath Thilakaratne--country's best 400m runner toÃâà...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
March 24, 2018
“I personally do not see many medals in our basket, but definitely there are some athletes who would answer the call and the Lankan weightlifters lead the hope list. Another athlete who is in de Silva's radar is Anna-Marie Suzanne Quint Ondaatje who resides in Canada. Hailing from the famous OndaatjeÃâà...
My Twin Tiers.com
March 7, 2018
KANDY, Sri Lanka (AP) - Buddhist mobs swept through Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka's central hills, destroying stores and restaurants and setting homes on fire despite a curfew, a state of emergency and a heavy deployment of security forces, residents said Thursday. In the small town of Pallekele,Ãâà...
Times of India
March 6, 2018
Rajeev Kale, president (leisure travel) at Thomas Cook (India) Ltd, said: “Sri Lanka is one of India's favourite short haul destinations.… we have both group and individual customers on tour currently but have not received any cancellations or requests for rescheduling as of now. Together with our groundÃâà...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
March 5, 2018
Sri Lanka Anti Doping Agency (SLADA) says it will ensure that only athletes, who are above board, are sent to the foorthcoming international sports events, starting with the Commonwealth Games. SLADA Secretary ... A sudden spike in an athlete's performance may be a cause for testing. The other type ofÃâà...
220 Triathlon
February 26, 2018
Sri Lanka's capital city of Colombo played host to a new Ironman 70.3 event yesterday, with 63 countries represented in total across the age-group field. The race took place at Galle Face Green urban park in Colombo's port area, with closed road bike and run courses along the harbour away from theÃâà...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
February 24, 2018
Today, Rajan (48) is one part of the team that strove to bring the event to Sri Lanka together with Yasas Hewage and Julian Bolling. ... been ranked in the top 1% of his age group (for the 2nd year in a row) in the World Ironman Age-Group ranking -ranked 47th in 2015 – the only Sri Lankan to achieve this.
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
December 31, 1999
The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) authorities will take all possible precautions to prevent any Sri Lankan athlete who is included in the ... The newly elected NOCSL President Suresh Subramanium said, “Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games athletes and officials will have to make theirÃâà...
