Sri Lankan Viknaraj Vakshan won the senior category of the South Asian Cross Country Championship held in Islamabad, Pakistan yesterday.
This is Vakshan’s first international experience representing the Sri Lanka Army. The 27-year-old athlete is a product of Talawakele Tamil MV.
In the under-20 junior category, a Pakistani athlete won the title while the silver medal went to Sri Lankan 19-year-old Shivagaran Thudiharshithan of Matale Hindu College who also took part in his first international event.
The Sri Lankan junior team also finished as the runner-up in the junior category.
