Australia / 10 / 3 / 14 / 27* Yupun fails to reach personal bestSri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon runs on the lane from left in his men’s 100 m heats at Tokyo 2020 Olympics yesterday (31 July). Photo courtesy SLRCSri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon finished sixth in men’s 100 m third heat yesterday (31 July) at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. yesterday was below his personal best … Abeykoon was the only Sri Lankan to achieve direct qualification standards for Tokyo 2020. The Italy-based sprinter was also the only Sri Lankan male track and field athlete to compete at the Olympics this time. Meanwhile fellow American Katie Ledecky won the 800 m freestyle gold for the third successive Olympics.

Source: The Nation August 01, 2021 09:33 UTC