Chamod Yodhasinghe and Shafia Yamick emerged as the fastest man and woman in the South Asian region as the two Sri Lankans clinched the gold medals in their respective 100 metres finals on day one of the South Asian Athletics Championship in Ranchi India on Friday.
Yodhasinghe clocked 10.30 seconds to win ahead of Pranav Gaurav and Harah Raut of India. Sri Lanka’s Sadun Diyalawaththa finished just outside the podium in 10.64 seconds.
In the women’s 100 metres final, Yamick and Amasha de Silva won the gold and silver for Sri Lanka. Yamick returned a time of 12.53 seconds to win while de Silva clocked 10.72 seconds.
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