The first selection trial for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and the Selection trial for the Asian Junior Athletics Championship will be held next April Sri Lankan athletes have a very busy schedule in 2020. Their main focus is Tokyo Olympics which is scheduled to be held from 31st July to 9th August.
After the successful South Asian Games held in Kathmandu last December seven athletes who performed well at the SAG will compete for the first international event of the year, Asian Indoor Athletic Championship in China which will be held on February 12-13. SAG triple gold medal winner Dilshi Kumaraisnghe and double gold medal winner Nilani Ratnayake are among the seven athletes for the Indoor Athletic Championships.
In addition 3rd International Race Walking Championship will be held on February 15-16 in Ranchi, India. Sri Lankan athletes once again will compete for the IAAF World Indoor Athletic Championships in Nanjing China on from March 13 to 15.
The first selection trial for Olympics and Asian Junior Athletic Championships is scheduled to be held on April 8-9 and this is going to be very important for local athletes. Asian Junior Athletic championship will be held from May 15 to 17 in Bangkok, Thailand. The 98th National Athletic Championships will be the final selection trial for the Olympics which is scheduled to be held from June 2 to 4 at Sugathadasa Stadium.
Meanwhile Junior National Athletic Championship will be held from June 11 to 14 at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Before the 32nd Olympics Games in Tokyo the IAAF under 20 World Championship in Nairobi will be held from July 7 to 12. So far none of the Sri Lankan athletes have qualified to take part in Olympics. However all of them will have a busy schedule prior to the major Games to get Olympic qualification. A senior official of the Sri Lanka Athletic Association said they have plans to send a few athletes for special foreign training. Especially Sri Lankan 4x100 relay team who set up new South Asian record have more chance to enter the Olympics. If they will get more exposure they can easily reach the qualifying standard. Meanwhile Hiruni Wijayaratna who won the first ever Sri Lankan South Asian marathon gold medal is also hoping to get the Olympic qualification and she is already training in USA.
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