Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Sri Lankan athletes won two medals at the Asian Junior Athletics Championship now being held in Dubai.

The first to win a medal was Madushani Herath of Nannapura MV, Bibile who won a silver medal in the women's triple jump with her personal best on Wednesday (24).

Madushani cleared a distance of 13.01 metres in her penultimate attempt behind a jumper from Uzbekistan who cleared 13 metres thrice. They were the only two athletes able to clear the 13-metre mark.

Madushani Herath Herath is only the second Sri Lankan athlete to win a medal in the women's triple jump at an Asian Junior Athletics Championship.

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