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| Full name | Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara |
| Born | 21 March 1981 Sri Lanka |
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Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara (born 21 March 1981) is a Sri Lankan track and field sprinter. He participated at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Commonwealth Games the 2005 Asian Championships in Athletics and the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
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