It was revealed that Darshana had utilised the funds to finance his travel expenses to Japan which he had collected and accumulated over the years which were intended and supposed to be used for upgrading and completing the house at Seruwila. He spent his own funds to take part in the competition and registered his personal best in the men's 400m event by clocking 45.49 seconds. He took part at the 10th edition of the Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletic Meet which was held in Osaka, Japan. Darshana is scheduled to compete in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay events. Asian Gamesĭarshana was selected for the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Darshana later led the 4 × 400 m relay team to an eighth-place finish. In the semifinals, Darshana finished fifth in his heat, failing to advance to the final. Later, he anchored the 4 × 400 m relay team to gold.ĭarshana advanced to the semifinals in the 400 m event at the 2018 World Junior Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland. His timing of 45.79 seconds put him only behind Sugath Thilakaratne, Rohan Pradeep Kumara and Prasanna Amarasekara when it comes to having better timings in 400m category. He cemented his reputation following his heroics at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships which also prompted him to be Sri Lanka's next best thing in athletics field. He also became the youngest Sri Lankan to break the benchmark of 46 seconds following his effort by clocking at 45.79 seconds. He subsequently shattered the Asian Junior Athletics record in 400m event which was previously held by Qatar's Salah-el-Din Bakar. In the 400 m event, Darshana broke the Championship record by running the race in 45.79 seconds. He rose to prominence and limelight during the 2018 South Asian Junior Athletics Championships due to his medal success.ĭarshana won two gold medals at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Gifu, Japan. On home soil, Darshana won the 200, 400 m and contributed to the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2018 South Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo. He was appointed as the captain of the Sri Lankan 83 member contingent for the 2018 South Asian Junior Athletics Championships. Career 2018 season South Asian Junior Athletics Championships He received support from his coach to complete the house infrastructure at Seruwila by collecting funds. Asanka Rajakaruna has soon become Darshana's father figure. His talent was later spotted by athletic coach Asanka Rajakaruna who served as physical training instructor at Weerakeppetipola National School. He then later moved to Weerakeppetipola National School in Akuramboda. He initially pursued his studies at Dehiwatte Maha Vidyalaya in Kanthale which was just close to his house. He was solely raised up by his single mother since then along with his four brothers. His father was a paddy farmer who died when Darshana was a teenager. He was born in a rural village call Seruwila near Trincomalee. He won the men's 400m event during the 2018 National Athletics Championships by clocking at 46.16 seconds. He was tipped by many in the circles that he could follow the footsteps of former veteran athlete Sugath Thilakaratne. The Homam includes setting up a fire lab, chanting of Aruna mantras and offering pure ghee, rice flakes, coconut, beetle leaves, beetle nut, and other holy materials to Agni Kunda.South Asian Junior Athletics ChampionshipsĪruna Darshana (or Dharshana born 19 January 1999) is a Sri Lankan sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. To perform Aruna Parayana Homam an individual should consult a Vedic firm and it should be performed with the support of learned Hindu priest.
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