At the 2025 Asian Youth Games held in Bahrain, Lahiru Achintha won the gold medal in the men’s 1500m event held yesterday (23).
He completed the race in 3 minutes and 57.42 seconds.
The silver medal was won by a Chinese athlete who finished in 3 minutes and 58.73 seconds, while the bronze went to an athlete from Hong Kong, who clocked 4 minutes and 05.09 seconds.
This gold medal by Lahiru marks the first time in history that a Sri Lankan has ever won a gold medal at the Asian Youth Games.
Meanwhile, in the women’s 1500m event held yesterday, Nethmi Gimhani secured the bronze medal, completing the race in 4 minutes and 52.32 seconds.
With this medal, Sri Lanka’s total medal count at the tournament has now risen to two.
Accordingly, Sri Lanka is currently ranked 10th on the medal table.
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