Himasha Eashan

Himasha Eshan Waththakankanamge is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 200 and 100 metres. He held the South Asian and Sri Lankan records in the 100 m sprint with the time of 10.26 seconds, until September 2020.[1] Himasha was found positive for banned substance methylhexanamine in 2012 and kept out of the field for one year by Sri Lanka, but he came strong soon after the ban by winning the national championship.[2] His South Asian as well as national record in the men's 100m event was shattered by his fellow compatriot Yupun Abeykoon on 8 September 2020.[3][4]

Himasha Eshan
Personal information
NationalitySri Lankan
Born (1995-05-07) May 7, 1995
Sri Lanka
Sport
CountrySri Lanka
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprint
International level1995
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10.26 South Asian Record
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sri Lanka
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 0 0 0
Asian Games 0 0 0
Asian Championships 0 0 0
Asian Junior Athletics Championships 0 1 0
Asian Grand Prix 0 2 0
South Asian Games 2 0 0
Continental Cup 0 0 0
Lusophony Games 1 0 0
Total 3 3 0
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
200 m 1 3 0
100 m 0 0 0
4x100 m relay 2 0 0
Lusophony Games
1999 Goa 1500 m
South Asian Games
1999 Guwahati 1500 m
Asian Junior Athletics Championships
2014 Taipei 100 m
Asian Grand Prix
2017 Jinhua 100 m Leg 1
2017 Jinhua 100 m Leg 2

Personal life

He was offered training by the Sri Lankan sports ministry in Jamaica in 1997.

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "100M National Champion Himasha Eshan Suspended". December 12, 2012.
  3. "WATCH : Yupun Abeykoon breaks Sri Lanka & South Asia 100m record". NewsWire. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  4. "Yupun Abeykoon sets new South Asian record in 100m". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2020-09-09.


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