Niluka Geethani Rajasekara

Niluka Geethani Rajasekara
Personal information
Full name Bogaha Kotuwe Gedara Niluka Geethani Rajasekara
Sport
Country  Sri Lanka
Sport Track and field
Event(s) long-distance running
Updated on 2 September 2015.

Bogaha Kotuwe Gedara Niluka Geethani Rajasekara is a female Sri Lankan long-distance runner. With a time of 2 hours 40.07 minutes, and a new Sri Lankan record, at the 2015 Hong Kong marathon, Rajasekara achieved the qualifying standard for the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, finishing 49th.[2]

Achievements

At the 2015 Hong Kong marathon on 25 January 2015 she ran a Sri Lankan record in the marathon in a time of 2 hours 40.07 minutes.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Geethani books Rio ticket with record run". Sri Lanka: Daily News. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. "Women's marathon results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.


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