Ramanayake wins gold after 23 years in 400m at the Asian Athletic Championship

Sri Lanka's elite athlete and Nadeesha Ramanayake of Army won the 400m women's gold medal at the 25th Asian Athletic Championship 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sri Lanka's elite athlete and Nadeesha Ramanayake of Army won the 400m women's gold medal at the 25th Asian Athletic Championship 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ramanayake improved on her semi-final time of 53.06 seconds to qualify to clock a winning time of 52.61 secs in the final.

This is the first time Sri Lanka won a gold medal in the 400m women's event after 23 years in the history of the Asian Athletic Senior Championship.

Uzbekistan's Solieva Farida (52.95 secs) clinched second place and India's Mishra Aishwarya (53.07) finished third.

Aruna Dharshana and Rajitha Rajakaruna participated in the 400m men's final but they could not win any medals. At the end of the second day of the tournament, Sri Lanka had won one gold and two bronze medals.