Sri Lanka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Sri Lanka is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Sri Lankan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]
- Men's marathon (Anuradha Cooray)[3]
- Women's marathon (Niluka Geethani Rajasekara)[4]
References
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Cooray breaks Rosa’s 40-year-old record to qualify for Rio Olympics Marathon". Sri Lanka: The Island. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ "Geethani books Rio ticket with record run". Sri Lanka: Daily News. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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