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Sri Lankan Athletics Team Returns Home After Winning 40 Medals at South Asian Championship

written by CN Source

The Sri Lankan athletics team, which secured second place at the 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championship in India, returned to the island early yesterday (October 28) after an outstanding performance.

The championship was held in Ranchi, India, from October 24 to 26, with the participation of athletes from across the South Asian region.

Sri Lanka’s athletes won a total of 40 medals — 16 gold, 14 silver, and 10 bronze — marking one of the country’s best performances in recent regional athletics events.

The medal-winning team arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, at 2:10 a.m. on a private airline flight from Chennai, India.

To welcome the triumphant athletes, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sunil Kumara Gamage, officials from the sports divisions of the tri-forces, school teachers, and parents of the athletes were present at the airport.

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