The Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships 2023 is all set to begin from July 28 till 30, check out the full schedule and live start times, full list of Indian athletes, and more
The upcoming Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships 2023 will take place in Colombo’s Sugathadasa Stadium.
Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships 2023 schedule, date, time, athletes, live stream telecast in India where to watch
Prachi, Soniya & Jisna are competing in women's 400m at the Sri Lanka National Championships. It seems the federation is trying to keep as many options as possible for Asian Games relay. Absolutely the right thing to do. Best wishes to them #IndianAthletics.
— Rahul Bhutani (@BhutaniRahul) July 27, 2023
Entry list for Sri Lanka National Athletics Championship where Indian athletes will be competing. Among men Shivpal, Jena, Manu DP, Amlan, Santhosh Kumar, Balkishan & Siva are there. Among women Jisna, Soniya, Prachi, Priti, Seema and Annu are entered. #IndianAthletics pic.twitter.com/V63ERmxnE8
— Rahul Bhutani (@BhutaniRahul) July 27, 2023
Athletes from both the Maldives as well as India will compete at the 101st edition of the Sri Lankan nationals.
Indian athletes to watch
Some of the top Indian athletes worth watching at the upcoming competition are discus throw Olympian Seema Punia, Manu DP in the men’s javelin throw and Annu Rani in the women’s javelin throw. Indian sprinter Amlan Borgohain and Jisna Mathew are also some other names worth noting.
Full list of Indians athletes at the Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships 2023
According to entry list, 13 Indian athletes are set to feature in the three-day competition. Given below is the full list of Indian athletes taking part in the upcoming Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships 2023:
| Event | Athletes |
| Men’s javelin throw | Shivpal Singh, Kishore Jena, Manu DP |
| Men’s pole vault | Siva Subramani |
| Men’s 3000m steeplechase | Bal Kishan |
| Men’s 400m hurdles | T Santosh Kumar |
| Men’s 100m and 200m | Amlan Borgohain |
| Women’s javelin throw | Annu Rani |
| Women’s 3000m steeplechase | Priti |
| Women’s discus throw | Seema Punia |
| Women’s 400m | Prachi, Soniya Baishya, Jisna Mathew |
| Men’s 4*400 relay | TBD |
| Women’s 4*400 relay | TBD |
Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships 2023 full schedule and live start times
Given below is the full schedule and live start times for the Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships 2023 with all timings in Indian Standard Times (IST):
| Date | Events | Start Timings |
| July 28, Friday | Men’s pole vault finals | 7:30 AM |
| Men’s 100m heats | 8:10 AM | |
| Men’s 400m heats | 8:45 AM | |
| Men’s javelin throw finals | 9:00 AM | |
| Women’s 400m heats | 9:00 AM | |
| Men’s 100m semi-finals | 3:45 PM | |
| July 29, Saturday | Women’s javelin throw finals | 8:00 AM |
| Men’s 100m finals | 8:30 AM | |
| Women’s 400m finals | 9:00 AM | |
| Women’s discus throw finals | 3:00 PM | |
| Men’s 200m heats | 4:05 PM | |
| Men’s 400m hurdles heats | 4:45 PM | |
| Women’s 3000m steeplechase finals | 5:00 PM | |
| Men’s 3000m steeplechase finals | 5:15 PM | |
| July 30, Sunday | Men’s 200m semi-finals | 8:00 AM |
| Men’s 400m hurdles finals | 4:00 PM | |
| Men’s 200m finals | 4:15 PM | |
| Women’s 4x400m finals | 4:50 PM | |
| Men’s 4x400m finals | 5:00 PM |
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