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SLEME L/Corporal Abeykoon in German Meet Improves New South Asian Record

Lance Corporal Y. Priyadarshana Abeykoon of Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) Regiment competing in the International Athletic Meet in Savona, Germany created a new South Asian record clocking 10.15 seconds in the 100 m run event in the Meet on Friday (14).

Lance Corporal Abeykoon who also contributed to the only Bronze medal won for Sri Lanka in the 4 x 400 m relay event in the 7th World’s Defence Services Athletic Meet, held in South Korea in 2015 is a member in the National Athletic pool and the Army Athletic pool.

General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army and Major General Harendra Ranasinghe, Chairman, Army Athletic Committee and Commander, Security Forces Kilinochchi gave him the fullest cooperation for promotion of his skills and passage to Germany for participation.