Dilshi Kumarasinghe (also Kumarasingha , Sinhalese දිල්ෂි කුමාරසිංහ , full name Kotambewaththe Gedara Dilshi Maheesha Shyamali Kumarasingha ; * May 11, 1999 ) is a Sri Lankan athlete who specializes in the 400 and 800 meter run .
Kumarasinghe gained her first international experience at the Junior Asian Championships 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City , where she placed 6th in the 800 meter final. In June 2018, two years later, she competed again in the Junior Asian Championships, this time in Gifu , Japan , where she won silver over 400 meters (54.03 s) and bronze over 800 meters (2: 04.53 min) as well as the The bronze medal was awarded to the 4 x 400 meter relay . A month later, she was eliminated from the U20 World Championships in Tampere, Finland over 800 meters and with the 4 x 400 meter relay in each case in the lead. In April 2019, Kumarasinghe was part of the Sri Lankan 4 x 400 meter relay, which finished fourth at the 2019 Asian Championships in Doha with a national record of 3: 35.06 min. At the beginning of December she won the gold medal over 400 meters at the South Asian Games in Kathmandu with an increase to 53.40 seconds and also won over 800 meters in 2: 06.18 minutes as well as with the Sri Lankan relay.
Personal best
400 meters: 53.40 s, December 5, 2019 in Kathmandu
800 meters: 2: 04.23 min, February 24, 2019 in Colombo
Sri Lanka
