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World Junior Athletics Championship: Sri Lanka’s Merone Wijesinghe qualifies for 100m semi-final

World Junior Athletics Championship: Sri Lanka’s Merone Wijesinghe qualifies for 100m semi-final

August 28, 2024   09:36 am

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Sri Lankan junior sprinter Merone Wijesinghe has qualified for the semi-finals in the Men’s 100m event at the World Junior Athletics Championship 2024, being held in Lima. Peru.

The 19-year-old finished second in the Heat 4 of the event last night (28), with a timing of 10.55 seconds. Okon Israel Sunday from Nigeria had placed first with a timing of 10.48 seconds in the same Heat.

This time, 13 Sri Lankan athletes had qualified for the 2024 World Junior Athletics Championship held in Lima, Peru.

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