Rumeshika Rathnayake

Rumeshika Rathnayake

Rumeshika Rathnayake in 2017
Personal information
Native name	රුමේශිකා කුමාරි රත්නායක
Full name	Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Rumeshika Kumari Rathnayake
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Born	(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 28) Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Sport
Country	Sri Lanka
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprint
International level	2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m : 11.60 (Guwahati 2016) 200 m : 23.40 (Bhubaneswar 2017) [1]
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Sri Lanka Event 1st 2nd 3rd Asian Championships 0 1 0 South Asian Games 2 0 1 Total 2 1 1 Event 1st 2nd 3rd 100 m 1 0 0 200 m 0 1 1 4x100 m relay 1 0 0 Asian Championships 2017 Bhubaneswar 200 m South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati 100 m 2016 Guwahati 100 m x4 2016 Guwahati 200 m
Updated on 11 July 2017

Rumeshika Kumari Ratnayake (born 27 June 1996) is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specialising in the 100 and 200 meters events. She is the current fastest South Asian woman over 100 m, winning the gold at 2016 South Asian Games. ^[2] She won the Bronze in the 200 m at the same games.

Rathnayake's personal best time of 23.40 in the 200 m and won the Silver at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. ^[3]

Personal life

Rathnayake was born in Kegalle, Sri Lanka and attended to St. Joseph Balika Vidyalaya. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Rumeshika Kumari Rathnayake#Personal bests". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
2. "Eashan, Jeevan, Nimali, Rumeshika and Manjula bathe Sri Lanka in Gold – #SAG2016 Day 4". thepapare.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
3. "Nimali wins gold, Gayanthika, Rumeshika, Relay team win silvers. Asian Athletics Championship". The Island (Sri Lanka) . Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
4. "Priyadharshani, Rumeshika shine at SA Games trials". The Island (Sri Lanka) . Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
5. "Rumeshika set to break Dharsha's 100 metres record. Sprinter improves Dharsha's 200 metres record for a second time". The Island (Sri Lanka) . Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.