Sri Lanka’s Kalinga Kumarage secures bronze at Asian Athletics Championships
May 28, 2025 02:48 pm
Kalinga Kumarage of Sri Lanka secured the bronze medal in the Men’s 400m event at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships currently being held in South Korea.
Kumarage clocked a season best time of 45.55s to finish third in the Men’s 400m final at the Championships being held at the Gumi Civic Stadium in Gumi.
Ammar Ismail Ibrahim of Qatar won the gold medal with a time of 45.33s while Japan’s Kentaro Sato secured the bronze medal after clocking 45.50s in the 400m final.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s Nadeesha Ramanayake clocked 54.70s in the Women’s 400m final and was placed seventh.
The 26th Asian Athletics Championships is taking place in Gumi, South Korea until 31 May.
