Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge (born 14 October 1987) is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower. She won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Championships.[3]
.jpg) Lekamge at the 2017 Asian Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hatarabage Lekamge Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Born | 14 October 1987 (age 36) Eheliyagoda, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka[1] |
| Education | Mahinda School |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 58.41 m (2018)[2] |
Medal record | |
Life edit
Lekamge was born in 1987 in the town of Eheliyagoda on Sri Lanka. It was there that she was educated at the Mahinda School.[4]
She enlisted as a private in the Sri Lankan army.[5] Lekamge is at present a corporal in the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps.[6]
She won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Championships[3] with a throw of 58.11m. She was placed fifth at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
At the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok she threw a national record javelin throw of 60.93m and she won the bronze medal. At the same games her fellow athlete Gayanthika Abeyratne also won a bronze medal in the 1500m.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Dilhani LEKAMGE". 2018 Commonwealth Games.
- ^ Dilhani Lekamge. IAAF
- ^ a b Results Archived 28 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Odisha 2017, Retrieved 21 July 2017
- ^ Premalal, Susil (9 July 2017). "Nadeesha dazzles, bags first medal". The Sunday Times. Colombo – via www.pressreader.com.
- ^ "Army's Dilhani Lekamge Wins Silver in Asian Athletics Championship | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Army Women Athletes Win Gold & Bronze in Bangkok AAC". Sri Lanka Army. army.lk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ editor (12 July 2023). "Dilhani, Gayanthika win at Asian Athletics C'ships". Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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