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Rasara Wijesuriya bags first Gold
Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka
|August 30, 2025
Rasara Wijesuriya of the Eastern Province won the first gold medal in athletics at the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF) track and field events yesterday.
Wijesuriya, a student of the University of Kelaniya, clocked 35:32.99 to win the gold medal in the women’s 10,000m. The silver medal went to HMCS Herath of the Central Province while the bronze was secured by BMN Sewwandi of the Western Province.
Neshara Daksitha of the Northern Province set the only new meet record on the opening day by clearing 3.52m in the women’s pole vault, breaking her own previous NSF record of 3.51m established in 2024.
This story is from the August 30, 2025 edition of Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka.
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