Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge (born 14 October 1987) is a

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 ...

n javelin thrower. She won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Championships.

Life

Lekamge was born in 1987 in the town of

Eheliyagoda Eheliyagoda is a town in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. It is located approximately east of Colombo. The town is the centre of traditional gemstone mining and rubber plantations. Ekanite, a rare radioactive gemstone, w ...

on Sri Lanka. It was there that she was educated at the Mahinda School. She enlisted as a private in the Sri Lankan army. Lekamge is at present a corporal in the

Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps The Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps (SLAWC) is a List of Sri Lanka Army regiments and corps, Sri Lanka Army corps. The headquarters of this corps is in Borella, Colombo and the corps has six battalions. The first battalion was raised in 1 September 19 ...

. She won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian ChampionshipsResults
, Odisha 2017, Retrieved 21 July 2017 with a throw of 58.11m. She was placed fifth at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

. At the

2023 Asian Athletics Championships The 2023 Asian Athletics Championships is the 25 th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 12 to 16 July 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the first time that Thailand hosted this event since 1973. Held at the Supachalasai ...

in Bangkok she threw a national record javelin throw of 60.93m and she won the bronze medal. At the same games her fellow athlete

Gayanthika Abeyratne Gayanthika Artigala Thushari Abeyratne (born 23 December 1986) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner who established a national record time at 800m. Career She won a gold medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and silver at the ...

also won a bronze medal in the 1500m.

References

Sri Lankan female javelin throwers 1987 births Living people People from Sabaragamuwa Province Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps soldiers Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka Asian Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games {{SriLanka-athletics-bio-stub