COLOMBO (News 1st); Yupun Abeykoon of Sri Lanka finished fifth in the men's 100 meters final at the 2022 Diamond League in Switzerland.

Alongside Yupun Abeykoon, Jamaican Olympic Champion Yohan Blake who registered the best timing in the year 2022 and many other leading athletes in the world took part in the men's 100 meters.

Yupun Abeykoon finished 5th with a timing of 10.14 seconds while Trayvon Bromell won by clocking 9.94 seconds, AS Yohan Blake claimed second place with a timing of 10.05 seconds.

Aaron Brown from the United States came third with a timing of 10.06 seconds. 

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