Nimali Liyanarachchi

Nimali Liyanarachchi
Born 19 September 1989
Sooriyawewa
Nationality Sri Lanka
Occupation Athlete
Employer Air Force[1]

Nimali Liyanarachchi (born 19 September 1989 in Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan 800 m runner.[1] She has won several medals.[2] Nimali holds the Sri Lankan national record in the 800 event.[3] She was the top 800m runner in Asia in July 2017. She came to the finishing line second but the winning athlete was disqualified after Liyanarachchi argued that she had been unfairly jostled in the sprint for the line.[4]

She won the gold at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships in 2017 and a Bronze in the Asian Athletics Championships in 2015. She also won the gold at the South Asian Games in 2016. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nimali Liyanarachchi". Ceylon Athletics News & information Portal. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  2. ↑ "Nimali Liyanarachchi won the only medal – Performances Asian Athletics". kitsports.com. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. ↑ LTD, Lankacom PVT. "The Island". www.island.lk. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Archana stripped off 800m gold after Lankan Nimali protests - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  5. ↑ "Nimali Liyanarachchi wins Sri Lanka's first medal at Asian Athletics Championships - Sri Lanka News". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst | Breaking News and Latest News provider | Political | Sports | International | Business. 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  6. ↑ Wijewickrama, Navod (2016-02-09). "Eashan, Jeevan, Nimali, Rumeshika and Manjula bathe Sri Lanka in Gold - #SAG2016 Day 4". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
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