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Sri Lanka’s promising athlete Janith Lakshan of St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy won a silver medal on the opening day of the Sixth Asian Youth Under-18 Athletic Championship, held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia last week.
This is the first medal won by the Sri Lankan contingent, which includes 19 athletes made up of 12 male and seven female competitors.
Lakshan came second in the triple jump event for boys with a performance of 15.10m while his countrymen Hansana Jayasinghe secured seventh place with an effort of 14.55m.
The gold medal was won by Dong Zhiyuan of China with a leap of 15.53m.
