Amarasekera in men’s 400m semis   [October 07 2010]

Prasanna Amarasekera booked a place in the men’s 400m semi-final when he recorded 47.50 seconds and finished fourth in the first heat of the first round at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi today. Manjula Kumara qualified for the finals of the men’s high jump event.

Running on the eighth lane, Australia’s Sally Pearson equalled her seasonal best of 11.28 seconds to be crowned as the fastest women sprinter when she won the women’s 100m final.