ATHLETIC

Shanuka Costa and Chathura Dulanjana Win Bronze for Sri Lanka at Asian Youth Games

Sri Lanka celebrated a proud moment at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain, as two young athletes — Shanuka Costa and Chathura Dulanjana — clinched bronze medals in athletics, marking a significant achievement for the island nation. Shanuka Costa impressed in the Boys’ 400m Final, clocking 47.72 seconds, his personal best (PB) performance, […]

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History Made! Lahiru Achintha Wins Sri Lanka’s First Asian Youth Games Gold

Lahiru Achintha made history for Sri Lanka by clinching the country’s first-ever Asian Youth Games Gold medal in the Boys’ 1500m event in Bahrain on Wednesday (23). Achintha, representing St. Aloysius College, Ratnapura, secured the victory with a personal best time of three minutes and 57.42 seconds. A Chinese athlete took the Silver medal with

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පච්ච සිරාලා රජ වූ ජාතික පාසල් ක්‍රීඩාව 

අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය වාර්ෂිකව සංවිධානය කරන සමස්ත ලංකා පාසල් ක්‍රීඩා උළෙලේ 38 වැන්න පසුගිය දවස්වල දියගම මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ ක්‍රීඩාංගනයේ තමයි පවත්වලා තිබුණේ. හැබැයි මේ පාර වැඩේ නිකන් චොර වෙලා ගිහින්ද කොහෙද වැඩි සද්ද බද්දයක් නැතුවම අවසන් කරල තිබුන. අපට ලැබෙන ආරංචියෙ හැටියට පළමු වතාවටලු ජනාධිපති, අගමැති හෝ අධ්‍යාපන ඇමති වගේ නායක කාරකාදීන් කිසිවෙකුගේ සහභාගිත්වයක් නැතිව ඔහේ

පච්ච සිරාලා රජ වූ ජාතික පාසල් ක්‍රීඩාව  Read More »

Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage Launches Official Website of Sri Lanka Sports Journalists Association: A New Era for Sports Journalism

Colombo, October 17, 2025 – In a significant milestone for the sports journalism community in Sri Lanka, Minister of Sports Sunil Kumara Gamage officially launched the website of the Sri Lanka Sports Journalists Association (SLSJA) during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Sports Auditorium. This initiative aims to enhance the visibility of sports journalism,

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Sri Lanka Sends Trio to 53rd World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta

Sri Lanka’s national gymnastics team departed for Indonesia today to compete at the 53rd World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, to be held in Jakarta, with a senior-category lineup of one female and two male athletes, coached by Ranjana Tharanga. The Sri Lankan delegation features: Coach Ranjana Tharanga leads the trio with aspirations to showcase Sri Lanka’s

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Jagath wins Bronze

Sri Lankan bodybuilder Jagath Gunasekara achieved 3rd place in the Senior Open category (35+) at the Olympia Amateur Las Vegas 2025, the world’s premier bodybuilding competition, held on 10 August at the Nevada Hotel World Resort in Las Vegas USA. The competition featured top bodybuilding champions from 28 nations, highlighting the global level of talent.

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TT team meets Deputy Min. Sugath

The national team representing Sri Lanka at the upcoming 28th ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Team Championships 2025 met with the Sports Deputy Minister Sugath Thilakaratne, last Thursday (9) at the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. ​The Championship, which is scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar, India, from 11-15 October, is an important qualifying tournament for the 2026 World

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15-year-old Hesali Peiris Shine in India

Sri Lanka’s youngest international racer, 15-year-old Hesali Peiris, closed out her fourth Indian round with a performance that once again turned heads and won hearts. Racing under the TVS Racing One-Make Championship, Hesali took on some of India’s finest riders with years of experience, factory support, and home-track advantage  – yet she held her own with

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THE SPECIAL SPORT HILFE GALA IN WIEN, VERY SPECIAL

Austria’s Athletes of the Year were honoured at the ‘Lotterien Sporthilfe Gala’ at the Wiener Stadthalle on Wednesday evening. Among the men, ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig, winner of the Four Hills Tournament, won ahead of golfer Sepp Straka; among the women, alpine ski world champion Stephanie Venier triumphed over Sofia Polcanova (table tennis). The team

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