Sri Lanka Athletics vote back on track with new election committee

COLOMBO, Wednesday, December 24 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s long-delayed athletics administration election has been formally restarted after Director General of Sports...

Athena House reigns supreme in Horizon College grand Athletics Meet

COLOMBO, November 21 Friday (ePRESS) – Athena House shone brightest with a dominant all-round performance, scoring over 1,000 points to...

Horizon College International’s Inter-House Athletics returns to Sugathadasa on Nov 7

COLOMBO, November 1 (ePRESS) – Horizon College International (HCI), Malabe, will stage its much-anticipated Inter-House Athletic Meet 2025 at the...

Sri Lanka celebrates first-ever Asian Youth Games gold through Achintha

MANAMA, Bahrain, October 23 (ePRESS)  – Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Achintha made history by winning the country’s first-ever gold medal at...

Rasara Wijesooriya’s stunning 10,000m run puts her among Asia’s best

BERLIN, Germany, July 22, 2025 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s Rasara Wijesooriya delivered a breathtaking performance at the World University Games...

School sports under doping cloud

COLOMBO, March 18, 2025 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s Deputy Sports Minister and former Olympian Sugath Thilakaratne warned that the government will...

Tarbat’s golden athletes

KOTAWILA, Matara: (ePRESS) – Maris Stella College, Negombo, and Lyceum International School, Wattala, clinched the Boys’ and Girls’ Championships, respectively, at...

Dilitha Ganegoda leads Royal College athletic team to historic victory in Taiwan

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – For the first time in its history, Royal College Colombo sent an athletic team to the Taiwan...

Sadev renews Sri Lanka Youth 200m Record at All Island Schools Games

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Sadev Vimansa Rajakaruna, an emerging athlete from St. Joseph’s College, Wennappuwa, set a new Sri Lanka Under-18 200m...

Sadev Rajakaruna shatters Sri Lanka Youth Record in 200m sprint

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Sadev Rajakaruna of St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa, made history by setting a new Sri Lanka Youth record...

Sri Lankan sprinter Dharshana disqualified despite fast time at Paris Olympics

PARIS OLYMPICS: (ePRESS) – Sri Lankan sprinter Aruna Dharshana clocked 44.75 seconds, finishing fifth in the second semi-final of the Men’s...

Asia’s fastest man strikes gold once more: Abeykoon dominates Firenze Sprint Festival

ITALY: (ePRESS) – Yupun Abeykoon, known as Asia’s fastest man, made a triumphant return to competitive athletics after nearly a year-long...

Sri Lanka’s first-ever triple qualification in World Athletic Relays

Colombo, Mar 3.10PM – Sri Lanka is celebrating a historic achievement in athletics as three relay teams have qualified for the...

Asian International School shines bright: 16 medals in ISAC glory

Colombo, Feb 29, 10PM – Asian International School (AIS) athletes showcased outstanding performances at the 22nd International School Athletic Championship (ISAC),...

Ishan and Dimitri dominate British School’s annual track event

Colombo, Feb 27, 8.30PM – Ishan Kahandawalaarachchi and Dimitri Perera were the stars at the yearly track and field event of...

Record-breakers and champions: TISSL athletic championship highlights

Colombo, Feb 26, 6PM – Dineth Weeraratne from Leeds International School and Shenella Seneviratne from Gateway College Colombo emerged as...

ISAC 2024: Gateway College welcomes 1500 athletes to Sugathadasa Stadium

Colombo, Feb 23, 6.45PM – The International Schools of Sri Lanka (TISSL) is hosting its grand sporting event, the 22nd...

Sri Lanka Open Stage I: Gateway to Asian Junior Athletic Championship selection

Colombo, Feb 22, 6.15PM – Sri Lanka Athletics is getting set for its first national track and field competition of the...

Hiruni Wijayaratne shatters decade-old record: Clocks 4:55.44 in Boston Mile Race

Boston, Feb 20, 8.30PM – Sri Lanka’s Hiruni Wijayaratne, who lives and runs in the USA, recently ran her best...

Sri Lanka’s elite 58 athletes approved for ‘Road to Paris 2024’ High Performance Pool

Colombo, Feb 20, 1PM – In a historic move, Sri Lanka has introduced its first-ever National High Performance Programme for the...

Gateway College hosts ISAC 2024 at Sugathadasa Stadium

Colombo, Feb 15, 12.45PM – The 22nd edition of the International School Athletic Championship (ISAC) is set to kick off...

Sri Lak Athletic Club’s Selection Event Sets the Pace

In a thrilling marathon selection event organized by Sri Lak Athletics Club and overseen by Sri Lanka Athletics, RMS Pushpakumara...

Ayomal and Oshini Crowned Under 20 Best Athletes

Ayomal Akalanka of Ambagamuwa Central and Oshini Kodikara of St. Lawrance’s Convent, Wellawatta, emerged as the standout athletes in the...

SLC Recognizes Athletic Excellence with Record Prize Money

Sri Lanka Cricket, under the leadership of Shammi Silva, made headlines by awarding a total of 28 million rupees to...

Shammi Silva’s Pledge to Boost Athlete Well-being and Olympic Dreams

In a heartwarming ceremony at the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) headquarters in Colombo on Friday, the SLC President, Shammi Silva,...

Susanthika’s Words Ignite Passion in Asian Games Winners

Colombo, Friday: Susanthika Jayasinghe, the trailblazing Olympic medalist from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, graced the felicitation ceremony organized by Sri...

Torchbearers Mendis and Dias to Light Up the 34th National Youth Sports Festival

The 34th National Youth Sports Festival, organized by the National Youth Services Centre under the supervision of the Sports and...

Peramune Crowns Nestomalt All-Island Schools Games Marathon

In a stellar performance at the All-Island Schools Games 2023, D.A.D.G. Peramune from Vidyaraja Vidyalaya, Ratnapura, representing Uva Province, claimed...

Sri Lanka Unveils Visionary Plan for Sports University and Federation Unity by 2024

State Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Rohana Dissanayake, unveiled a groundbreaking plan by the Government to establish a new...

Binura Thalagala Smashes 200m IM Record at Inter-International Schools Championship

On the opening day of the 28th Inter-International Schools Swimming Championship at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool, Binura Thalagala from...