Sri Lanka wins boys' 1500m silver at Dakar Youth Olympics

Sri Lanka's Lahiru Achintha has won silver in the boys' 1500 metres at the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games. He completed the race in three minutes and 59.08 seconds, according to the result reported on November 9.

Achintha's time of 3:59.08 put him below the four-minute mark for the middle-distance event. The medal was in the boys' competition at the Youth Olympics, rather than the senior Olympic Games.

The brief result announcement named the Sri Lankan runner, his event, medal and finishing time. It did not identify the gold and bronze medallists or give their times, and did not describe his performance as a national record or personal best.