Milka de Silva took part in Tokyo 2020 women’s artistic gymnastics (Files)Three of the nine Sri Lankans taking part in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics; Aniqah Gaffoor (women’s 100 m butterfly swimming), Tehani Egodawela (women’s 10 m air rifle shooting), and Milka de Silva (women’s artistic gymnastic) had failed to qualify for their next rounds by Sunday (25). Men’s singles badminton player Niluka Karunaratne and men’s 73 kg judoka Chamara Dharmawardhana made their quest for further qualification yesterday (26). The other four Lankans, Matthew Abeysinghe (men’s 100 m freestyle, today), Nimali Liyanarachchi (women’s 800 m on Friday, 30th), Yupun Abeykoon (Saturday, 31st), and Mathilda Karlsson (women’s show-jumping equestrian, on 3 August) are yet to take part in their events. South Korea / 2 / 0 / 3 / 5Niluka and Chamara end Tokyo 2020 campaignChamara DharmawardhanaNiluka Karunaratne, a world rank of 99, lost against Nguyen Nhat of Ireland, a world rank 60, 2-0 (21-16 and 21-14) in badminton men’s singles group-play stage at Tokyo 2020 yesterday (26). Meanwhile Sri Lanka’s judoka Chamara Dharmawardhana lost to Aden-Alexandre Houssein of Djibouti, by “Ippon” within just 29 seconds into the bout, in the Elimination Round of 32.

Source: The Nation July 26, 2021 20:37 UTC