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Colombo Marathon 2026 achieves World Athletics status
World Rankings Competition status places Colombo Marathon on the World Athletics Global Calendar
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Organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the Colombo Marathon 2026 has achieved a significant milestone for Sri Lankan athletics, with its application validated by World Athletics and the competition registered for publication on the World Athletics Global Calendar as a World Rankings Competition.
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People
- Sunil Kumara Gamage2
- Half Marathon2
- Rupavahini2
- Fun Run2
- Jayalal Rathnasooriya - +94
- Thushara Perera - +94
- Sri Lankan
Organisations
- National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka2
- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports2
- Department of Sports Development2
- Official Media Partner, DC Group2
- World Athletics Global Calendar2
- World Athletics World Rankings2
- Institute of Sports Medicine2
- Sports Innovation Partner2
Places
- Baladaksha Mawatha2
- Nestomalt2
- Sri Lankan
Keywords
- colombo2
- competition
- recognition
- organised
- achieved
- achieves
- places
- status
- earns
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