Sri Lanka won its first gold medal at the 2nd South Asian Junior Athletic Meet.
Shiwanthi Rathnayake emerged first in the womens 400m at the meet held in Ranchi, India with a timing of 56.87 seconds.
The silver medal was also won by Sri Lanka thanks to the efforts of Nirmali Madushika.

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