{"id":12476,"date":"2026-07-22T21:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=12476"},"modified":"2026-07-22T21:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:09:13","slug":"sri-lankan-karate-team-receives-warm-welcome-at-airport-after-winning-85-medals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/sri-lankan-karate-team-receives-warm-welcome-at-airport-after-winning-85-medals\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lankan Karate Team Receives Warm Welcome at Airport After Winning 85 Medals!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sri Lankan National Karate Team, which brought great pride to the motherland by winning 85 medals at the 10th South Asian Karate Championship 2026 held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, successfully returned to the island recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, officials of the Sri Lanka Karate Association, as well as parents and relatives of the athletes, were present to welcome the national team which arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake on SriLankan Airlines flight UL 190.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sri Lankan athletes performed brilliantly in this competition, winning 13 gold medals, 23 silver medals and 49 bronze medals. 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