Himasha Eashan

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Himasha Eshan
Personal information
Full nameHimasha Eshan Waththakankanamge
Born (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 30)
Sri Lanka
Sport
CountrySri Lanka
Sport Track and field
Event Sprint
International level1995
Achievements and titles
Personal best10.26 South Asian Record
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Event1st2nd3rd
Asian Junior Championships 010
Asian Grand Prix 020
South Asian Games 210
Lusophony Games 100
Total340
Event1st2nd3rd
100 m 040
4 × 100 m relay 100
1500 m 200
Total340
Lusophony Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Goa 1500 m
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Guwahati 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 100 m
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Taipei 100 m
Asian Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Jinhua 100 m Leg 1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Jinhua 100 m Leg 2

Himasha Eshan Waththakankanamge (born 7 May 1995) is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 100 and 200 metres. He held the South Asian and Sri Lankan records in the 100 m sprint with the time of 10.26 seconds, until September 2020. [1]

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Himasha has been banned twice from competition for doping violations. He was first banned following after being found positive for banned substance methylhexanamine in 2012 and kept out of the field for one year by Sri Lanka. [2] [3] [4]

His second ban of six years to be in effect from 2021 to 2027 was due to testing positive for a banned substance at an event in October 2021. [5] The initial ban's four-year duration was later extended to six years. [6]

Personal life

He studied at the Kalutara Vidyalaya. He was offered training by the Sri Lankan sports ministry in Jamaica in 1997.[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Asian Games 2016". Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "100M National Champion Himasha Eshan Suspended". 12 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "WATCH : Yupun Abeykoon breaks Sri Lanka & South Asia 100m record". NewsWire. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Yupun Abeykoon sets new South Asian record in 100m". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Himasha leaves island". Ceylon Today. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Ranasinghe, Chathura. "Himasha gets 6-year ban for doping". The Morning. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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