Sri Lankan athletes had a field day bagging four Gold medals, one Silver and one Bronze on day two of the Athletics Event at Bangabandu National Stadium in Dhaka here on Sunday. Chandrika Subashini gave yet another splendid performance to win her second Gold medal in her pet event - 400 metres. She ran a superb race showing her class to return a time of 54.28 seconds. Her first Gold was in the 200 metres on Saturday.

Sri Lanka added two more Golds with the Men’s and Women’s relay quartets proving their class in the 4X100 metres.

The men’s relay quartet of Jeevan Fernando (first lap) Shehan Ambepitiya (second), Ashan Hasaranga (third) and Shivantha Weerasooriya (fourth) running smoothly were ahead from the start and collected the Gold timing 40.02 seconds.

The third Gold was won by the Women’s relay quartet comprising N.C. Priyadarshani, Achala Dias, Sujanika Buddhika and Premila Priyadarshani in the 4X100 metres relay returning a time of 46.33 secs.

All runners did their best in maintaining the lead with superior baton changes.

Ace high jumper Priyangika Maduwanthi was responsible for the fourth Gold medal in the Women’s High Jump.

Priyangika went over the bar perfectly to clear a height of 1.81 metres to come out on top. Dulanjali Ranasinghe obtained the Bronze medal going over the bar 1.72 metres.

Prasanna Amarasekera had to be satisfied with a Silver in the Men’s 400m event. He finished second - 42.36 secs.

Nishan Kumara secured a Bronze medal in the Men’s Triple Jump. His distance in the event was 15.19 metres. Athletes have won 14 medals - six Gold, five Silver and three Bronze upto Sunday evening.

Mineka clinches her second gold in 100 m breast stroke

Mineka Karunaratne set the pool alight winning the second gold in swimming discipline held at the National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on the 10th day of the 11th South Asian Games here today.

She continued her good form to bag the gold in the 100 metres breast stroke clocking 1:18:60 seconds. Off to a good start from the blocks, Mineka was in front in the first 50 metres in 35.15 secs and from there onwards she swam with authority touching first with 0.16 seconds ahead of her main rival Mahefeza of Bangladesh.

Mineka won her first gold in the 50 metres breast stroke on Friday. Indeed a grand double gold for her. Heshan Unnamboowe the gold medallist on day one bagged a silver in the 50 metre backstroke returning a time of 27.93 secs.

In this event Meikote Badarainth won the gold with a new record timing of 27.63 secs.

The second silver went to Gihara Amerasinghe in the 50 metres back stroke 34.56 secs.

Conrad wins Silver

Conrad Francis won a Silver medal in the 100 metres Butterfly Stroke clocking 58.44 secs in the Swimming discipline.