Sri Lankan athlete Tharushi Karunaratne is set to compete in the women’s 800m heats at the Paris 2024 Olympics today (August 2). Her preliminary round heat, Heat 06, will start at midnight IST.
Karunaratne is one of four Asian athletes in the 800m event, alongside competitors from Palestine, Kuwait, and Bahrain. She will race against athletes from Lithuania, Australia, Switzerland, Italy, the United States, Jamaica, and Kenya.
The 19-year-old holds the Asian record in the 800m and is the Gold Medalist from the 2023 Asian Games.
