Nimali Liyanarachchi

Nimali Waliwarsha Konda Liyanarachchi (born 19 September 1989) is a Sri Lankan 800 m runner.[3] She has won gold medals at the 2016 Asian Games and 2017 Asian Championships, placing third in 2015 and fourth in 2013. Nimali holds the Sri Lankan national record in the 800 m event.[5] At the 2017 Asian Championships she finished second, but the winning athlete was disqualified after Liyanarachchi argued that she had been unfairly jostled in the sprint for the line.[6]

Nimali Liyanarachchi
Nimali at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Born19 September 1989 (1989-09-19) (age 30)
Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka[1][2]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1][2]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m, 800 m
ClubAir Force[3]
Coached bySujith Abeysekara (personal)[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m – 53.9 (2016)
800 m – 2:02.58 (2017)[4]
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Military World Games
2019 Wuhan800 m
Asian Athletics Championships
2015 Wuhan800 m
2017 Bhubaneswar800 m
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati800 m
2016 Guwahati4×400 m

References
  1. asiangames2018.id. asiangames2018.id
  2. Nimali W. K. L. ARACHCHIGE. gc2018.com
  3. "Nimali Liyanarachchi". Ceylon Athletics News & information Portal. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. Nimali WALIWARSHA. IAAF
  5. LTD, Lankacom PVT. "The Island". www.island.lk. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. "Archana stripped off 800m gold after Lankan Nimali protests". The Times of India. 19 July 2017.
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