Yupun Abeykoon safeguarded second place in the men’s 60m at the Tampere Indoor Championships with a season-best 6.66 seconds.
Previously, he gained his heat in 6.69 seconds.
Yupun is a Sri Lankan track and field athlete and a national record holder in men’s 100m, men’s 200m and in men’s indoor 60m. On 3 July 2022, he became the first South Asian to break the 10-Second barrier for the men’s 100 meters event at the Resisprint International competition, with a timing of 9.96 seconds, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
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