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Chaminda Indika Wijekoon
Chaminda Indika Wijekoon (born 15 September 1981) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. He represented his country at the 2011 World Championships where he reached the semifinals after breaking the national record in the heats. His another major success is the fourth place at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Competition record Personal bests *800 metres – 1:52.12 (Colombo 2009) *1500 metres – 3:39.61 (Daegu 2011) NR *3000 metres – 8:02.91 (Mondovi 2011) NR *5000 metres – 14:11.65 (Pergine Valsugana 2010) *3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ... – 8:57.00 (Bangkok 2006) References 1981 births Living people Sri Lankan male long-distance runners Sri Lankan male steeplechase runners Sri Lankan m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
