Italy based Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon established a new South Asian and a National men’s 100m record with a timing of 10.16 (+0.4)secs at an international meet in Dessau/Germany on last Tuesday (8). He defeated the German Champion Denis Almas to win the event. The former 100m National record and the South Asian record were held by Himasha Eashan (10.22 secs).
Yupun Abeykoon anchored the Sri Lanka 4x100M Relay team to win the gold medal at the South Asian Games in 2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal. During the South Asian Games Yupun, Himasha Eshan, Vinod Suranjaya and Chanuka Sandeep were able to erase 15-year-old record of 4x100 relay established by the Indian team in 2004 (39.91 secs) with a new record timing of 39.14 seconds.
The dedicated sprinter Yupun continued his training in Italy even during the period of the Covid19 pandemic, to achieve his dream of representing Sri Lanka at the Tokyo Olympic Games. He needs to run under 10.05 seconds to earn direct qualification for the Olympics.
Yupun Priyadarshana Abeykoon
Birthday – 31 December 1994
From – Pannala
Based in – Rome, Italy
School - Pannala National School and St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa
School coaches – Ms. Subadra and Dinesh Bandara
School coach until 2015 – Chaminda Sampath
Left Sri Lanka for scholarship in Italy -2015
Training Centre - Fiammegialle Sports Center - Rome,Italy
Present Coaches - Raparelli, Licciardello
Attached to – SLEME regiment Army
Previous Sri Lanka representation
1. South Asian Junior Athletics championship in Ranchi – India 2013
2. World Military Games – 4x100m Bronze Medal (2015)
3. South Asian Games – 4x100M Gold Medal (2019)
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