{"id":11908,"date":"2026-06-05T21:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=11908"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:26:29","slug":"roshan-mahanama-says-i-dont-accept-2km-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/roshan-mahanama-says-i-dont-accept-2km-running\/","title":{"rendered":"ROSHAN MAHANAMA SAY&#8217;S &#8220;I DON&#8217;T ACCEPT 2KM RUNNING&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">in recent discission roshan mahanama stated his idea about sports fitness like this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About fitness &#8211; some people say &#8220;you must run 2km&#8221;. I don\u2019t accept that 2km running. Players need to understand and do their own fitness work. Don\u2019t wait for the trainer or someone else to tell you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These kids need to do it because they want to. 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