NEW DELHI: Manju Wanniarachchi on Wednesday won Sri Lanka's first gold medal in boxing in 72 years, as British fighters dominated the first session of the final day of the Commonwealth Games competition....
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It was a red letter day in the annals of Sri Lanka’s sports when boxer Manju Wanniarachchi won the country’s first Commonwealth Games boxing gold after 72 years....
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The United Nation Agencies in Sri Lanka are keen and ready to support the Sri Lankan government's efforts to establish a Culture of Disaster Risk Reduction, said UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Neil Buhne....
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa telephoned Manju Wanniarachchi yesterday and congratulated him on winning Sri Lanka’s first gold medal in boxing in 72 years after beating Wales’ Sean McGoldrick in the bantam weight division....
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Sri Lanka could attract more US investments as it is moderate at present....
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CHILE: The first two of the 33 miners who had been trapped for over two months in northern Chile were brought back to the surface after midnight Tuesday....
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A Sri Lankan knicker factory worker has emerged as one of the Commonwealth's best boxers after claiming a rare gold medal in the sport for his country....
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Delhi's Commonwealth Games suffered the hammer blow of a homegrown drugs cheat on Wednesday while Sri Lanka's first boxing gold in 72 years was compared to winning the cricket World Cup....
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Sri Lanka's first boxing gold medal at a Commonwealth Games in 72 years, won by bantamweight Manju Wanniarachchi, was among the highlights on the penultimate day of competition in Delhi....
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Sri Lanka’s safe and peaceful environment after eradicating the LTTE terrorism has made Sri Lanka one of the most preferred investment destinations among the international business community, the Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen said....
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