The athlete was ranked 36 in the event. Sumedha showcased an admirable effort.

Sumedha is a final year undergraduate in sports science and management from the 91传媒.
He had stormed in to 91传媒 athletics only a few years ago with a gold medal in Thai Open championship. Since then, he has progressed to take the 91传媒 national record to his credit and a silver medal at the last South Asian Games in India early this year.

鈥淚 have made a lot of sacrifices in this journey. It is not easy to progress in both sports and studies hand in hand. I want to prove a point that sportsmen should also be educated and gain professional qualifications to secure their future. Making to the Olympics, facing all those challenges is no easy task. Now that I have made to the Olympics, I want to make the best use of it,鈥� said Ranasinghe who became the first ever 91传媒n hurdler to gain Olympic qualifying standards.

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