Rumeshika Kumari Ratnayake (born 27 June 1996) is a Sri Lankan

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specialising in the 100 and 200 meters events. She is the current fastest South Asian woman over

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, winning the gold at 2016 South Asian Games. She won the Bronze in the

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at the same games. Rathnayake's personal best time of 23.40 in the

and won the Silver at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships.

Personal life

Rathnayake was born in

Kegalle Kegalle ( si, කෑගල්ල; ta, கேகாலை) is a large town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the Colombo–Kandy road, approximately from Colombo and from Kandy. It is the main town in the Kegalle District ...

, Sri Lanka and attended to St. Joseph Balika Vidyalaya.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rathnayake, Rumeshika 1996 births Living people Sri Lankan female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games South Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka South Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka South Asian Games medalists in athletics Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka 21st-century Sri Lankan women 21st-century Sri Lankan people People from Kegalle District