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| Residence | Colombo, SRI |
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| Club / Team | Sri Lanka Air Force: Sri Lanka |
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| Higher education | Economics - University of Southern California: Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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| Injuries | He missed about 18 months of competition while he was a college student because of an Achilles injury. (sundaytimes.lk, 2010; usctrojans.com, 30 Apr 2008) |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Keerthi Kumara. (sundaytimes.lk, 2010) |
| Ambitions | To finish on the podium at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (sundaytimes.lk, 27 Jun 2017) |
| Awards and honours | He was flag bearer for Sri Lanka at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. (AGNS, 01 Dec 2006) |
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| Name of coach | Sajith Jayalal [national], SRI |
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| Occupation | Athlete, Serves in the Air Force |
| Languages | English |
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| Other information | RETIREMENT PLANS He plans to retire from competitive athletics after the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. "I have represented Sri Lanka for many years abroad, and I feel that the [2018] Asian Games will be my last. After the Games I may become involved in coaching." (sundaytimes.lk, 27 Jun 2017) |
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| Family | Wife Anjula Bandara Wijesekara |