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Yupun to compete in a relay after five years
The Island
|May 07, 2025
Olympian Yupun Abeykoon will compete in a relay for Sri Lanka after a lapse of five years when he is joined by national champion Chamod Yodasinghe and other top sprinters in the 4x100m at the Dubai Grand Prix.
Sri Lanka Athletics announced a list of five athletes inclusive of the Italy based sprinter for the Dubai event yesterday. According to Sri Lanka Athletics the relay team is set to leave for Dubai today.
Sri Lankan athletes will compete in six overseas events during the next four weeks including the Dubai Grand Prix, World Relays and the Asian Athletics Championship.
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