Chandrika Subashini and Kasun Kalhara of Sri Lanka won Gold medals in 400 meters women’s and men’s races respectively at the 89th Malaysian Open Athletics Championship.
The Athletics Association of Sri Lanka stated that Subashini finished the race in 52.86 seconds while Kalhara clocked a time of 47.19 at the finals.
High jumper Manjula Kumara, 400metres sprinters Kasun Kalhara and Chandrika Subashini represented Sri Lanka at the Malaysian Open this year.
Kumara and Subashini were the best athletes at the recently held National Athletics Championships where the latter clocked a seasonal best of 53.05 seconds to win the women’s 400 metres.
Manjula Kumara cleared a height of 2.20 metres to win men’s high jump.
IAAF World Championship participant Kalhara produced a personal best performance of 46.65 seconds.
The Malaysian Open Athletics Championships is held on 19th and 20th of October.
