INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to provide prize money of Rs
Hangzhou, China.The national cricket governing board commended Karunarathna for her arduous yet persistent efforts and for making history by
winning the first Asian Games athletics Gold medal for the country after 21 years.Earlier, the Sri Lankan sprinter also set an Asian record
and a national record at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand, finishing the event with a time of 2:00:06
minutes.Karunarathna holds the record for both 400m and 800m events at the All-Island School Games 2019 while being the Gold medalist for
She also holds the record for the 800m at the Sir John Tarbat Senior Championships 2019 and is the Gold medalist for both the 400m and 800m
She was awarded the best female athlete under 16 at the provincial meet in 2019.Meanwhile, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has conveyed his
heartfelt congratulations to the young sprinter, during a telephone conversation
