Mayumi Raheem wins first gold for Lanka in swimming
Breast stroke specialist Mayumi Raheem rose to
the occasion to win the first gold medal for Sri Lanka in the
swimming events of the 10th South Asian Games held at the
Sugathadasa Stadium Pool yesterday. Principal sponsor is Sri Lanka
Telecom.
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Spectacular opening ceremony at SA Games
It was a night to remember for the capacity
crowd at the Sugathadasa Stadium and thousands of television viewers
in the subcontinent as the tenth edition of the South Asian Games
started with a spectacular opening ceremony in Colombo on Friday.
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Chinthana Vidanage lifts another gold
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Chinthana
Vidanage pocketed his first SAG 'gold' winning the 62 kgs weight
lifting event while compatriot Emil Nishantha secured the second
place in the 56 kgs category winning a silver at the 10th SAG Games
at the Colombo University Gymnasium yesterday.
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Nepal, Pakistan reach Badminton semi-finals
Shuttlers from Nepal and Pakistan with superior
court craft reached the semi-finals of the men's badminton team
event matches worked off at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium
yesterday.
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