Sri Lanka at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

Sri Lanka at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	SRI
National federation	Athletic Association of Sri Lanka
Website	www.srilankaathletics.com
in Moscow
Competitors	8
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

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]

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, retrieved August 10, 2013

External links

• IAAF World Championships – Sri Lanka