No Shoes, Age is no barrier, yet she wins medals after medals

Akilathirunayaki Siriseyananthabavan

Akilathirunayaki Siriseyananthabavan, Athletic medalist

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By Kulasegaram Sanchayan
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Akilathirunayaki Siriseyananthabavan from Mulliyawalai, Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka won two gold medals, one bronze medal and finished fourth in the 5000m race at the Masters Athletics Championships – 2023, an athletics competition held recently in the Philippines.


She is 72 years old and is a retired prisons officer.

Kulasegaram Sanchayan talks to about her background and her achievements in the field of athletics.




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