Chamod Yodasinghe
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| Full name | Chamod Mahinsasa Yodasinghe | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 2000 Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St. Mary's College, Kegalle | |||||||||||||||||
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| Branch | Sri Lanka Army | |||||||||||||||||
| Service years | 2019–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 60 m, 100 m | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60 m: 6.63 (2025) 100 m: 10.27 (2025) | |||||||||||||||||
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Chamod Mahinsasa Yodasinghe (born 28 January 2000) is a Sri Lankan sprinter.[1]
Early & Personal life
He attended Dorawaka Siriniwasa MV and St. Mary's College, Kegalle.[2] In 2019, he joined the Sri Lanka Army as part of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Unit.[3]
Career
He excelled in long jump and sprinting as a youngster before focusing on sprint events. He began to be coached by Sanjeewa Weerakkody in Kandy in 2019, having previously been coached in Kegalle by Laliith Liyanage. He placed fifth at the South Asian Junior Athletic Championship in the 100 metres race and in 2019 won the Sri Lankan U20 championship 100 m in a time of 10.90 seconds.[2][3]
He ran a personal best for the 60 m of 6.63 seconds at the National Short Track Championship in February 2025.[4][5] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the men's 60 metres, where he became the first Sri Lankan male athlete to qualify for the semi-finals of a sprint event at a World Indoor Championships, having qualified from the preliminary heats in a time of 6.70 seconds.[2][6][7]
References
- ^ "Chamod Yodasinghe". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Kaluarachchi, Anjana (March 21, 2025). "Yodasinghe Shines at World Indoors". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Chamod Yodasinghe the athletic star from Kegalle". Frontpage.lk. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Yodasinghe aims at Yupun's national record at Indoor World Championships". Island.lk. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "SPORTSBig break for Yodasinghe and Bandara as three athletes qualify for World Indoor Championship". Island.lk. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "12 Athletes set for World Indoor Athletic C'ships". Dailynews.lk. March 20, 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Welmilla, Hishan (21 March 2025). "Chamod Yodasinghe has qualified for the men's 60m finals at WIAC". Srilankasports. Retrieved March 21, 2025.