Yupun finishes fifth in Zurich Diamond League

Yupun Abeykoon Italy based Sri Lankan sprinter finished fifth at the Zurich Diamond League 2022 finals held in Switzerland with a timing of 10.14 seconds yesterday. He finished with this same time at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games to take the silver medal.

He had to run against the world’s top sprinters and great honour to end with fifth place said Sri Lanka Athletic President Major General Palitha Fernando who encouraged this athlete first.

SLA Chief made arrangements for Yupun to join the Sri Lanka Army which recently promoted Yupun to a Sergeant Major rank (after winning the Commonwealth Games bronze medal with a time of 10.14 seconds).

”I came here and I did it and I did my best. Very happy to be among these top giants in athletics and the best out of all the sprinters in the world and to be able to be competing with and against them. This adds to one of my best moments in life”, said Yupun, South Asia’s fastest man.

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Yupun Abeykoon finished in fifth place with 10.14 seconds while USA’s Trayvon Bromell won first place (9.94 sec) followed by Jamaican Yohan Blake (10.05sec) and Canadian Aaron Brown (10.06 sec). South African Akani Simbini was placed fourth (10.07 sec). Yupun was the only Asian in the 100m finals to finish fifth.

Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod (10.16sec), USA Kyree King (10.18 sec), and six-time Olympic medalist Canadian Andre de Grasse was placed eighth with 10.21 seconds. This was the second time Yupun got a chance to run at this Diamond League Athletic Championship which has the best timing athletes competing.