Vinoj Suranjaya Explained

Vinoj Suranjaya
Fullname:Vinoj Suranjaya De Silva Muthumuni
Birth Date:1995 1, df=y
Birth Place:Balapitiya, Mahamodara, Southern Province
Event:200m

Vinoj Suranjaya De Silva Muthumuni also simply known as Vinoj De Silva or Vinoj Suranjaya (born 9 January 1995) is a Sri Lankan track and field athlete and a national record holder in men's 200m.[1] [2]

Career

He made his South Asian Games debut representing Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games and claimed two gold medals in 200m and relay events.[3] In 2018 during the national trials for the 2018 Asian Games, he broke the 200m national record after 20 years which was held by former athlete Sugath Thilakaratne, clocking 20.68 seconds.[4] [5] He also represented Sri Lanka at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]

Vinoj also claimed silver in men's 200m event and was also part of the team which claimed new South Asian Games record for the men's relay event on 6 December 2019 during the 2019 South Asian Games.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vinoj Suranjaya de Silva. Ceylon Athletics News & information Portal Fixtures Results Video Photos. en-US. 2019-12-06.
  2. Web site: Vinoj Suranjaya - Athlete Profile, Medals, Results, News, Photos and Videos. olympic.lk. 2019-12-06.
  3. Web site: Vinoj Suranjaya, sprint superstar in the making. Vasudevan. Estelle. 2016-03-08. ThePapare.com. en-US. 2019-12-06.
  4. Web site: Suranjaya shatters 200 metres mark. Ramakrishnan. Karuppiah. Daily News. en. 2019-12-06.
  5. Web site: Vinoj Suranjaya betters national 200m record after 20 years. SLS. 2018-04-28. www.srilankasports.com. en-US. 2019-12-06.
  6. Web site: Athletics Athlete Profile: Vinoj DE SILVA - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. 2019-12-06.
  7. Web site: Sri Lankan sprinters set new relay SAG record - Sri Lanka Latest News. 2019-12-06. Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. en. 2019-12-06.