Nimali Liyanarachchi
.jpg) Nimali at the 2017 Asian Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1989 (age 35) Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka[1][2] |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1][2] |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 400 m, 800 m |
| Club | Air Force[3] |
| Coached by | Sujith Abeysekara (personal)[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400 m – 53.9 (2016) 800 m – 2:02.58 (2017)[4] |
Nimali Waliwarsha Konda Liyanarachchi (born 19 September 1989) is a Sri Lankan 800 m runner.[3] She has won gold medals at the 2016 Asian Games and 2017 Asian Championships, placing third in 2015 and fourth in 2013. Nimali holds the Sri Lankan national record in the 800 m event.[5] At the 2017 Asian Championships she finished second, but the winning athlete was disqualified after Liyanarachchi argued that she had been unfairly jostled in the sprint for the line.[6]
References
- ^ a b c asiangames2018.id. asiangames2018.id
- ^ a b Nimali W. K. L. ARACHCHIGE. gc2018.com
- ^ a b "Nimali Liyanarachchi". Ceylon Athletics News & information Portal. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Nimali WALIWARSHA. IAAF
- ^ LTD, Lankacom PVT. "The Island". www.island.lk. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Archana stripped off 800m gold after Lankan Nimali protests". The Times of India. 19 July 2017.
Categories:
- Sri Lankan female middle-distance runners
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka
- Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games medalists in athletics