Sri Lanka at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

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
IAAF codeSRI
National federationAthletic Association of Sri Lanka
Websitewww.srilankaathletics.com
in Moscow
Competitors8
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
World Championships in Athletics appearances

Results

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

Men
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
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
  1. Sri Lanka team to leave for World Championships, Daily Mirror, August 7, 2013, retrieved August 10, 2013
  2. Lakmali’s dramatic rise, The Island, July 20, 2013, retrieved August 10, 2013
  3. Christine qualifies for world games, Sri Lanka Mirror, June 12, 2013, archived from the original on August 11, 2013, retrieved August 10, 2013
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