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A famous Sri Lankan athlete has been banned for four years!!!
The Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency has imposed a four-year ban on Sri Lankan sprinter Himasha Eshan. It was confirmed that Himasha used doping in the year 2021, further, it has been confirmed that the urine sample taken from Himasha Eshan in the doping research conducted at Narahenpita Army Quarters contains doping.
The Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency has announced that Himasha Eshan will be banned from all competitions from October 26, 2021, to October 25, 2025. It is according to the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency and Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency.
During this period, Himasha has been banned from all sports activities as well as training. However, the Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency has informed that Himasha will have the opportunity to submit an appeal to their institutions within two weeks if they are not satisfied with the suspension.
Before Yupun Abeykoon, Himasha Eshan claimed the South Asian record in the 100m running event. That is recording a match time of 10.26 seconds.
ප්රකට කෙටිදුර ධාවන ශුරයෙකුට සිව් වසරක තරග තහනමක්..
ශ්රී ලාංකේය කෙටිදුර ධාවන ශූර හිමාෂ ඒෂාන්ට වසර හතරක තරග තහනමක් පැනවීමට ශ්රී ලංකා උත්තේජක මර්දන නියෝජිත ආයතනය පියවර ගෙන තිබේ. ඒ හිමාෂ තහනම් උත්තේජක භාවිත කළ බව තහවුරු වීමත් සමග ය. 2021 වර්ෂයේදී නාරාහේන්පිට යුධ හමුදා නිල නිවාස සංකීර්ණයේදී සිදු කළ තහනම් උත්තේජක පර්යේෂණයේදී හිමාෂ ඒෂාන්ගෙන් ලබා ගත් මුත්රා නියැදියේ තහනම් උත්තේජක අන්තර්ගත වී ඇති බව තහවුරු වී තිබේ.
එයත් සමග ශ්රී ලංකා උත්තේජක මර්දන නියෝජිත ආයතනය 2021 වර්ෂයේ ඔක්තෝබර් 26 වන දා සිට 2025 වර්ෂයේ ඔක්තෝබර් 25දා දක්වා වූ කාලය තුළ හිමාෂ ඒෂාන්ට සියලු ආකාරයේ තරග තහනම් කරන බව නිවේදනය කොට ඇත. ඒ ලෝක උත්තේජක මර්දන නියෝජිත ආයතනයේ සහ ශ්රී ලංකා උත්තේජක මර්දන නියෝජිත ආයතනයේ නීතිරිතිවලට අනුව ය.
මේ කාල සීමාව තුළ හිමාෂට සියලු ක්රීඩා කටයුතු සේ ම පුහුණුවීම් සිදු කිරීම ද තහනම් කර ඇත. කෙසේවෙතත් තරග තහනම සම්බන්ධව තෘප්තිමත් නොවේ නම් සති දෙකක් ඇතුළත තම ආයතන වෙත අභියාචනයක් ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමට හිමාෂට අවස්ථාව හිමි වන බවද ශ්රී ලංකා උත්තේජක මර්දන නියෝජිත ආයතනය දන්වා ඇත.
යුපුන් අබේකෝන්ට පෙර මීටර් 100 ධාවන ඉසව්ව යටතේ දකුණු ආසියානු වාර්තාවට හිමිකම් කියා ඇත්තේ හිමාෂ ඒෂාන් ය. ඒ තත්පර 10.26ක තරග කාලයක් වාර්තා කරමින් ය.
பிரபல குறுகிய தூர ஓட்டப் பந்தய சாம்பியனுக்கு நான்கு ஆண்டுகள் தடை விதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
ஹிமாஷா எஷானுக்கு நான்கு வருட தடை விதிக்க இலங்கை ஊக்கமருந்து தடுப்பு நிறுவனம் நடவடிக்கை எடுத்துள்ளது. இதில் 2021ஆம் ஆண்டு ஹிமாஷா ஊக்கமருந்து பயன்படுத்தியது உறுதியானது. நாரஹேன்பிட்டி இராணுவக் குடியிருப்பில் நடத்தப்பட்ட ஊக்கமருந்து ஆய்வில் ஹிமாஷா எஷானிடம் இருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்ட சிறுநீர் மாதிரியில் ஊக்கமருந்து இருப்பது உறுதி செய்யப்பட்டது.
அத்துடன், ஹிமாஷா எஷானுக்கு 2021ஆம் ஆண்டு ஒக்டோபர் 26ஆம் திகதி முதல் 2025ஆம் ஆண்டு ஒக்டோபர் 25ஆம் திகதி வரையான அனைத்துப் போட்டிகளிலும் தடை விதிக்கப்படும் என உலக ஊக்கமருந்து தடுப்பு முகவர் மற்றும் இலங்கை ஊக்கமருந்து எதிர்ப்பு முகமையின் விதிகளின்படி இலங்கை ஊக்கமருந்து எதிர்ப்பு நிறுவனம் அறிவித்துள்ளது.
இந்த காலகட்டத்தில், ஹிமாஷா அனைத்து விளையாட்டு நடவடிக்கைகள் மற்றும் பயிற்சி ஆகியவற்றிலிருந்து தடை செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார். எவ்வாறாயினும், இடைநிறுத்தம் திருப்தியடையாத பட்சத்தில் இரண்டு வாரங்களுக்குள் தமது நிறுவனங்களுக்கு மேன்முறையீட்டு மனுவை சமர்ப்பிக்க ஹிமாஷாவுக்கு வாய்ப்பு இருப்பதாக இலங்கை ஊக்கமருந்து எதிர்ப்பு முகவர் நிறுவனம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.
யுபுன் அபேகோனுக்கு முன், ஹிமாஷா எஷான் 100 மீட்டர் ஓட்டப் போட்டியின் கீழ் தெற்காசிய சாதனையை 10.26 வினாடிகள் பெற்றார் .

Football
Sri Lanka U20 Women’s Football Hits Rock Bottom at SAFF Championship Amid Continued National-Level Crisis
The Sri Lanka U20 Women’s Team endured a disappointing campaign at the SAFF U20 Women’s Championship 2025, suffering two heavy defeats with one group match left to play. In their opening encounter, Sri Lanka was thrashed 9 -1 by Bangladesh, followed by a 5-0 loss against Bhutan, indicating a deeper crisis in the country’s women’s football structure.


These back-to-back losses highlight the grim state of the women’s football program, especially when placed alongside the senior team’s exit from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers earlier this year without a single win. This trend reflects not just a lack of preparation, but an institutional failure to establish a developmental pipeline or strategic plan.

What’s even more concerning is the absence of visible recovery mechanisms from the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL). Instead of addressing systemic issues—such as lack of coaching standards, insufficient grassroots investment, and poor player welfare—key decision-makers appear more focused on the upcoming FFSL elections. Behind-the-scenes politics continue to stall any meaningful progress in women’s football development.

Despite the promising young talent in Sri Lanka, the gap in fitness, tactical training, and match readiness compared to regional rivals is growing wider. Without immediate technical reforms and leadership that prioritizes performance over politics, the future of women’s football in the country remains uncertain.
With one more match against a strong Nepal side, the prospects of a comeback look bleak, unless there is a radical shift in how the game is managed from the ground up.
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South Asian Karate Championship 2025: India and Sri Lanka Shine as Karate Celebrates 50 Years in Sri Lanka
Colombo, July 5–6, 2025 – The 9th South Asian Karate Championship and the 1st South Asian Youth Karate Championship successfully concluded at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, marking a landmark moment in Sri Lanka’s martial arts history as the nation celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Karate Federation.
This prestigious two-day event was jointly organized by the South Asian Karate Federation and the Sri Lanka Karate Federation, which is registered under the Ministry of Sports as one of the seven official sports federations in the country.
Day 1 (July 5) – Youth Championship Dominated by India and Sri Lanka
The opening day featured intense youth-level competition with over 700 athletes from seven South Asian nations – Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives – competing in age categories below 14.
🥇 Youth Medal Standings (U-14 Category):
- India – 22 Medals (1st Place)
- Nepal – 20 Medals (2nd Place)
- Sri Lanka – 10 Medals (3rd Place)
📺 Watch Day 1 Highlights:
Final Day (July 6) – Sri Lanka Takes Youth Title, India Clinches Senior Crown
The second day of the tournament featured both senior and youth finals. In a historic achievement, Sri Lanka emerged champions in the Youth Division, while India secured the Senior Team Championship, continuing their regional dominance.
Final Team Standings:
- Senior Category:
- 🥇 India (Champions)
- 🥈 Nepal (Runners-up)
- 🥉 Sri Lanka (Third Place)
- Youth Category:
- 🥇 Sri Lanka (Champions)
- 🥈 India (Runners-up)
- 🥉 Nepal (Third Place)
Watch Final Day Highlights:
Special Guests & Recognition
The event was graced by His Excellency Akio Isomata, the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, who attended as the Chief Guest, acknowledging Sri Lanka’s long-standing contribution to the growth of karate in South Asia.
Also present was Bharat Sharma, President of the South Asian Karate Federation, who praised the standard of competition and Sri Lanka’s organizing excellence.
Karate in Sri Lanka – 50 Years of Legacy
This championship coincided with the 50th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Karate Federation, which has played a vital role in shaping karate talent nationally and internationally. With continued support from the Ministry of Sports, karate remains one of Sri Lanka’s fastest-growing combat sports.
Football
Sri Lanka Women Finish Qualifiers with 0 Goals, 20 Conceded – Who Will Take Responsibility?
Colombo, July 3 – Sri Lanka Women’s National Football Team wrapped up their AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers campaign with a third straight defeat — a 2-0 loss to Laos — confirming their position at the bottom of Group F, with 0 wins, 0 goals scored, and 18 conceded in just three games.
But beyond the scorelines lies a far more serious issue: a complete collapse of women’s football development in Sri Lanka. And this time, the blame does not lie on one individual — but on a system that has failed the sport, from top to bottom.

Match-by-Match Recap
Match 1: Sri Lanka 0 – 10 Uzbekistan
- Possession: 30%
- Shots on Target: 0
- xG: 0.0 vs Uzbekistan’s 3.60
- A game that exposed a lack of preparation, structure, and fitness from the very start.
Match 2: Sri Lanka 0 – 8 Nepal
- Possession: 50%
- Defensive errors gifted goals, including a hat-trick by Sabitra Bhandari.
- xG: Nepal 3.76 vs Sri Lanka 0.60
- Tactical breakdown: Midfield collapsed under pressure, backline failed to close space.
Match 3: Sri Lanka 0 – 2 Laos
- Possession: 50%
- Shots on Target: 5
- xG: 2.56 (Laos) vs 1.08 (Sri Lanka)
- A more balanced performance, but defensive lapses in the 73rd and 90+2 minutes led to defeat. Sri Lanka couldn’t convert chances despite their best game statistically.
Final Group Standings – Group F
Team | MP | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
🇳🇵 Nepal | 2 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 6 |
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 2 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 6 |
🇱🇦 Laos | 2 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 0 |
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 20 | -20 | 0 |
Tactical Issues Across All Matches
- No clear formation or transition play.
- Lack of defensive coordination — players failed to track runners, especially on the flanks.
- No attacking identity — only 1.08 xG across three games.
- In-game management absent — few substitutions or tactical shifts despite being outplayed.
While public criticism often targets the President of the Football Federation, this decline in women’s football runs deeper:
Who Is Accountable? Not Just the President
Women’s Football Committee:
- Failed to organize any domestic tournament in recent years.
- Selected the squad via open trials, with no league performance data to back selections.
- No consistent training camps or fitness programs.
Executive Committee:
- Remains silent on the recurring failures.
- No inquiries, reviews, or structural reforms have followed Sri Lanka’s repeated humiliations — including the U20 Women’s SAFF defeat earlier this year.
Technical & Development Staff:
- No tactical framework or youth development.
- No modern coaching methods or international exposure for players.
The Bigger Problem: Silence and Stagnation
Sri Lanka is not just losing matches — it’s losing direction. The current state of women’s football is not the result of one bad campaign. It’s the product of years of neglect, political appointments, and a failure to treat women’s football with equal priority.
Even now, there is no explanation from the Executive Committee on how the women’s team was prepared or what plans exist for recovery.
Time for a Reset, Not Excuses
If Sri Lanka is serious about competing in international football, the following must be addressed:
- ✅ A national women’s league
- ✅ Provincial and school-level competitions
- ✅ Professional coaching staff and structured fitness programs
- ✅ Regular international friendlies and camps
- ✅ Transparent selection processes based on performance, not politics
🔚 Conclusion
Sri Lanka’s 2026 AFC campaign should not just be remembered for the scorelines — but as a call for change. It is time for every stakeholder — from the Women’s Committee to the Executive — to reflect, respond, and rebuild.
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