Chandrika in 400m finals today

Jani to compete 100m heats:

Prince Gunasekara reporting from India

Sri Lanka’s 400m record holder Chandrika Subhashini has qualified for the 400m finals securing seventh place in the semi-final at the ongoing fourth Asian Athletics Championship in Pune, India. The 400m finals is scheduled at 7.15pm Sri Lankan time today.

Twenty-six-year old Sri Lankan sprinter recorded the seventh best time after yesterday’s semi-finals. Subashini timed 54.16 seconds in the semi-finals while India’s Puwamma became the best timer as she finished in 54.16 secs and Jose Anu Mariam came third clocking 53.66 secs. “I had to reduce my speed at the end as I ran faster in the first 200 metres.

I felt inconvenience as I suffered from Dengue fever few weeks ago. I expect to win a medal in the finals tomorrow,” said Subashini, who had recorded her best time of 52.36secs in Korat, Thailand in 2008.