Ganga Senaviratne, who entered the preliminary round of the 100m backstroke at the Paris Olympics, finished first with a time of 1:04.26 minutes in the preliminary round, but did not make it to the last 16. But 21-year-old Ganga Senaviratne managed to record her best time in this season.
This was her best progress after recording a time of 1:04.92 minutes at the World Aquatics Championships held in Doha this year. She entered the sport of swimming from Visakha Vidyalaya and participated in several international competitions until she qualified for the Olympics.
36 of the world’s most talented female athletes participated in this event held yesterday at the Defense Arena swimming pool in Paris under 5 rounds, Ganga Senaviratne was in the 30th place, and according to the overall performance, Catherine Berkoff of America took the first place in 57.99 seconds.
Speaking after the competition, Ganga Senaviratne said that she is happy to record the best time of this season. Although not the best time personally, it is great to record a good time after the Doha tournament. The world’s best swimming champions have come to this competition. There was a lot of competition. This was a good experience for my swimming life. Thank you to everyone who helped make this journey possible,” said Ganga.
Badminton player Viren Nettasinghe will play his second match today, where he will compete against Spain’s Ebian Pablo. The match is scheduled to be held at 12 noon Sri Lanka time and if Viren wins this, he can go to the next round.
The match between Pablo, who is ranked 63rd in the world badminton ranking, and Viren, who is ranked 70th in the same ranking, is a crucial one for both. In the first match in which Viren participated, it is mandatory to win today’s match due to the loss at the hands of Malaysian player Lee.
Also, Sri Lanka’s swimming champion Kyle Abeysinghe is scheduled to compete in the 100m freestyle event today. Kyle’s race will be held at 2.30 pm Sri Lanka time.
Prince Gunasekara REPORTING FROM PARIS