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Paris Olympics: Sri Lanka’s Aruna Darshana advances to 400m semi-finals

Paris Olympics: Sri Lanka’s Aruna Darshana advances to 400m semi-finals

August 5, 2024   12:10 am

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Sri Lankan sprinter Aruna Darshana has qualified for the semifinals of the Men’s 400m event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after finishing third in the Heat race. 

Darshana finished 3rd in the Men’s 400m Heat 5 with a timing of 44.99 seconds, his personal best, and qualified for the semifinals which are scheduled to be held on Tuesday (Aug. 06). 

Kirani James (44.78) of Grenada placed first in Heat 5 while Canada’s Christopher Morales-Williams came second with a time of 44.96 seconds. 

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