by Reemus Fernando
A ten member athletics contingent inclusive of country’s highest ranked runner Nilani Ratnayake was schedule to leave for India today with the latter aiming to retain her hard earned berth for Tokyo Olympics at the Interstate Athletics Championship in Patiala.
The Athletics Federation of India is hosting the 60th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships from June 25-29 to provide Indian athletes with a qualification opportunity for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The June 29th is the last date of the qualifying period for the postponed Tokyo Games. India’s top national athletes had been training in a bio secure bubble in Patiala and Sri Lanka’s athletes too will be competing under same conditions.
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