Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- History was made in Kilinochchi as over 1,000 participants and nearly 500 spectators filled the town in a sea of pink for Sri Lanka's first-ever nationwide TLC Triathlon, an initiative to fight breast cancer through awareness and early detection.

This unprecedented gathering, unlike anything Kilinochchi has ever seen, brought together students, teachers, families and community members - all carrying one message home: every woman above the age of 20 must perform a self-breast examination once a month.

The event was graced by Northern Province Governor Nagalingam Vedhanayagam, Government Agent S. Muralitharan, Health Services Regional Director Dr. Asela Dissanayake, and other dignitaries including Police officials, ci...