Rumeshika Kumari Ratnayake (born 27 June 1996) is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specialising in the 100 and 200 meters events. She is the current fastest South Asian woman over 100 m, winning the gold at 2016 South Asian Games. She won the Bronze in the 200 m at the same games.

Rathnayake's personal best time of 23.40 in the 200 m and won the Silver at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships.

Rumeshika Rathnayake

Personal life

Rathnayake was born in Kegalle, Sri Lanka and attended to St. Joseph Balika Vidyalaya.

Rumeshika Rathnayake

References

1996 births

Living people

Sri Lankan female sprinters

Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games

South Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka

South Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka

Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka

South Asian Games medalists in athletics

Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka

21st-century Sri Lankan women

21st-century Sri Lankan people

People from Kegalle District

Rumeshika Rathnayake