Photo Pradeep Dambarage
Dutch female sprinter Dafne Schippers, 26, the 2015 and 2017 World Champion and the 2016 Summer Olympics 200-metre silver medallist was here in Sri Lanka last week on a personal visit.
Schippers holds the European record in the 200 m with a time of 21.63 seconds and is the third-fastest woman of all time at this distance.
She is also the co-record holder in the 4×100 m women’s relay.
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Dafne Schippers celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 200m final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Aug. 28, 2015.[/caption]
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Executive Committee members of the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka presented the world champion athlete a special memento during her visit here. From left are Bernand Perera, Secretary of AASL Prema Pinnawela, Schippers , President of AASL Palitha Fernando, Vice President of AASL G. L. S. Perera and H. W. Nimalsiri.[/caption]