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21 May–2 June – 2024 Sri Lanka floods: At least 16 people are killed in flooding and mudslides caused by monsoon rains across the country. [ 67 ] 25 May – Sprinter Yupun Abeykoon wins the gold medal in the Men’s 100m event at the 2024 Anhalt Athletic Championship in Germany with a timing of 10.16 seconds (wind+0.3).
2020. 2024. Sri Lanka competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This marked Sri Lanka 's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Seven of the nation's previous Olympic appearances were under the name Ceylon.
SRI: NPC: Sri Lanka National Federation of Sports for the Disabled: Website: nfsd.wb.gs: in Paris, France August 28, 2024 () – September 8, 2024 () Competitors: 8 (7 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports: Flag bearers : Indika Gamage Janani Wickramasingha: Medals Ranked 75th: Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1: Summer Paralympics appearances
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election is the 9th Presidential election and is being held on 21 September 2024, where voters will choose a president for a five-year term. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe is seeking re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since ...
Topographic map of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, an island in South Asia shaped as a teardrop or a pear/mango, [167] lies on the Indian Plate, a major tectonic plate that was formerly part of the Indo-Australian Plate. [168] It is in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal, between latitudes 5° and 10° N, and longitudes 79° and 82° E. [169]
To facilitate with banking needs, a bank is located near the main hall. Due to the high-profile events taking place within the venue the Sri Lanka Police maintains a permanent detachment and the Mount Lavinia Hotel has a restaurant. The Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre has floor area covering 4,500 m 2 (48,000 sq ft). The ...
The Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July and August 2024 to play the Sri Lanka cricket team. [1][2] The tour consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) and three One Day International (ODI) matches. [3][4] In November 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced its international calendar for 2024 and confirmed the bilateral series. [5 ...
The 2024 National Super League 4-Day Tournament is the ongoing season of the National Super League 4-Day Tournament, a first-class cricket competition being played in Sri Lanka. [1] The tournament started on 18 January 2024 and the final match is scheduled to end on 3 May 2024. [2] Five district cricket teams are taking part in the competition ...