Sri Lanka will compete at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. A team of 8 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event.[1] The men's 4x400 relay team qualified for the event by meeting the qualification time and winning the bronze medal at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships in Pune, India. Both Lakmali and Merill qualified for the event by breaking the national record in their respective events (and by exceeding the qualification standard).[2][3]
| Sri Lanka at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | SRI |
| National federation | Athletic Association of Sri Lanka |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 8 |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Results edit
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
Men edit
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dilhan Aloka Chanaka Jayasekara Dulan Priyashantha Kalhara Seneviratne Dasun De Silva Anjana Gunaratne |
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:06.59 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
- Athletes in italics did not race
Women edit
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Christine Sonali Merrill | 400 metres hurdles | DQ | did not advance | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width Height |
Rank | Width Height |
Rank | ||
| Nadeeka Lakmali | Javelin throw | 60.39 q | 12 | 58.16 | 12 |
References edit
- ^ Sri Lanka team to leave for World Championships, Daily Mirror, August 7, 2013, retrieved August 10, 2013
- ^ Lakmali’s dramatic rise, The Island, July 20, 2013, retrieved August 10, 2013
- ^ Christine qualifies for world games, Sri Lanka Mirror, June 12, 2013, archived from the original on August 11, 2013, retrieved August 10, 2013