Lanka’s medal prospect Chandrika Subhashini in action today

Prince Gunasekara reporting from India

Sri Lanka’s medal prospect in the women’s 400 metres Chandrika Subashini will take part in the heats of the 400 metres event at 9.20 a.m. on Wednesday in the Asian Athletic Championship in Pune, India. If she wins the heat, she will qualify to take part in the semi final at 6.25 p.m. on Wednesday.

Chandrika Subashini came second in the 400 metres event in the last Asian Athletic Championship in Kobe, Japan in a time of 53.35 seconds winning the silver medal and she is expected to better her performance today. The other three lankan athletes who will be in action today are Jani Chathurangani de Silva in the women’s 100 metres and Anjana Madushan Gunaratne and Dilan Aloka in the men’s 400 metres.

Asian Athletic Championship began yesterday with a colourful opening ceremony which lasted for over three hours from 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday including a cultural display. The chief guest at the opening ceremony was the chief minister of Maharashtra Province Preethiviraj Chavan.

580 Athletes from 43 countries are competing in 42 disciplines in the Asian Athletic Championship which is being hosted by India for the second time having done so earlier in 1989. pune, India,Tuesday