Lahiru Achintha strikes Silver in men's 1500m, the first for Sri Lanka

Lahiru Achintha struck a silver medal for Sri Lanka at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in the men's 1500m final returning a timing of 3:59.08s.

Eighteen year old Achintha, a product of St. Aloysius College, Ratnapura, indeed brought on the smiles in the Sri Lankan camp in delivering his country's first medal by a truly brilliant effort in this highly challenging field requiring minute precision in the defining line for the top three places.

Ethiopia's Seblega Wab won the gold medal with a timing of 3:58.73s while Span's Sangil Alex took the third place bronze with a timing of 3:59.70s.

Srian Obeyesekere