Lahiru creates history with Youth Olympic silver
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by Reemus Fernando Sri Lanka’s rising middle-distance runner Lahiru Achintha produced another outstanding international performance to win the silver medal in the men’s 1500 metres at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal on Mond.
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- —by Reemus Fernando Sri Lanka’s rising middle-distance runner Lahiru Achintha produced another outstanding international performance to win the silver medal in the men’s 1500 metres at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal on Monday.
- —Achintha clocked 3:59.08 in the closely contested final, finishing just 0.35 seconds behind Ethiopia’s Wabi Seblega, who won the [].
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