Deshabandu Kobala Vithanage Damayanthi Dharsha-Kobalavithanage (born 13 February 1975) is a retired Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the 200 and 400 metres race events. [2][3] She is the current Asian Games record holder in women's 200m event and current Asian Athletics Championships record holder in women's 400m event as well as national reco...

K.V. Damayanthi DARSHA, Sri Lanka

Born on 13 February 1975, Damayanthi Darsha is a famous name in the Sri Lankan athletic field. A proud product of Panadura Balika Vidyalaya and Ladies College, Darsha goes into history as the first schoolgirl to take part in the Olympics, when she represented the island nation in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games at the tender age of 17.

Damayanthi Dharsha-Kobalavithanage (born 13 February 1975) is a retired Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the 200 and 400 metres race. Dharsha made an initial impact at just 16 years when she won the 100 metres gold medal at the Colombo SAF Games in 1991 with a new record.

Damayanthi Dharsha Special Notes Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Games (3–0–1 1994 Hiroshima ATH bronze: 200 m; 1998 Bangkok ATH gold: 200 m and 400 m; 2002 Busan ATH gold: 400 m)

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Personal Bests: 100 – 11.19 (1999); 200 – 22.48 (1998); 400 – 51.05 (2000). Visit K V Damayanthi DHARSHA profile and read the full biography, watch videos and read all the latest news. Click here for more.

Darsha retires time Asian Games gold medallist Damayanthi Darsha of Sri Lanka today announced her retirement from international athletics. Addressing a news conference in Colombo, the 32-year-old Sri Lankan sprint queen said she has finally decided to hang her spikes, ending a proud 17-year career as one of the most successful athletes ever ...

2021年5月12日 · In the fifth SAF Games held in Colombo in 1991, she became the Fastest Woman in South Asia winning the Gold Medals in both 100m and 200m sprints beating more experienced athletes from India. She was also a member of the Sri Lanka Team that won the Gold Medal in the 4X100m relay.

2009年6月10日 · Damayanthi Darsha is one of the most celebrated athletes in Sri Lankan track and field history. She was the first Lankan woman athlete to clinch an Asian Games gold medal. Currently she holds three South Asian games records, Two asian Championship records and Two Asian Games Records.