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Breaks national 100 metres record
Italy based sprinter Yupun Abeykoon improved his Sri Lanka National record in the 100 metres with Asia’s third fastest time of the season at the 10th edition of the Memorial Giulio Ottolia at the Fontanassa Sports Centre in Savona, Italy on Thursday.
Abeykoon clocked 10.15 seconds to break the national record in what turned out to be his first competition of the year at the northwestern Italian city.
Abeykoon bettered his previous record by 0.01 seconds. His previous record of 10.16 seconds was established in September last year.
Competing in Thursday’s final he was placed second behind Italian sprinter Lorenzo Patta who clocked 10.13 seconds to win in the absence of European indoor 60m champion Marcell Jacobs who stole the show early with a new Italian national record in the heats.
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In an effort to spread the true meaning of Christmas, Sri Lanka’s largest and most sought after coffee house chain Barista spearheaded a campaign in December titled “Share a Meal”. Partnering with the SOS Children’s Villages, the campaign drew much enthusiasm and donations for feeding the children.
On January 25, the Barista Management visited the SOS Children’s Village in Piliyandala to hand over the funds collected. The donations were handed over by the Marketing Manager for Barista, Anushka Gunatilleke and accepted by the National Director for SOS Children’s Villages in Sri Lanka, Divakar Ratnadurai, in the presence of former Sri Lankan National Cricketer and Ambassador for SOS Deshamanya Roshan Mahanama.
Sri Lanka Insurance emerged as the market leader of the general insurance sector at the end of year 2020 reaffirming the supremacy of the state insurance giant. Sri Lanka Insurance commands a market share of 20.3%, leading the General Insurance market and recorded a total GWP (Gross Written Premium) of Rs. 20,163 million as at […]