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Niluka Geethani Rajasekara

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Niluka Geethani Rajasekara
Personal information
Full nameBogaha Kotuwe Gedara Niluka Geethani Rajasekara
Born (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42)[1]
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Sport
Country Sri Lanka
SportTrack and field
Eventlong-distance running
Updated on 2 September 2015

Bogaha Kotuwe Gedara Niluka Geethani Rajasekara (born 17 March 1982) is a female Sri Lankan long-distance runner. With a time of 2 hours 40.07 minutes, and a new Sri Lankan record, at the 2015 Hong Kong marathon, Rajasekara achieved the qualifying standard for the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, finishing 49th.[3]

At the 2015 Hong Kong marathon on 25 January 2015 she ran a Sri Lankan record in the marathon in a time of 2 hours 40.07 minutes.[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics she finished 129th out of a field of 157.

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References

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  1. ^ "IAAF: Niluka Rajasekara - Profile".
  2. ^ a b "Geethani books Rio ticket with record run". Daily News. Sri Lanka. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Women's marathon results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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