A 35-member Sri Lankan squad of athletes left yesterday for the 39th Indian Veteran’s Athletic Championship which will be held at Nazik City in Maharashtra State.
The meet will commence on February 1 and will continue till February 3. More than 2000 athletes from Indian States are expected to take part.
The Lankan squad was selected from the recently concluded 37th Mercantile Athletic Championship where the top three winners of each event were eligible to take part at the Indian meet.
Basil Silva is the team manager with Dhanushka Jayawardena as his assistant. The Lankan veterans team is captained by Waruna Udawatta.
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