Tharushi Karunaratne’s 800m challenge ends at Paris Olympics.

Tharushi Karunaratne’s journey in the Women’s 800m event at the Paris Olympics concluded after she finished 7th in Heat 4 of the Repechage round yesterday.

The 19-year-old clocked a time of 2:06.66 in this round.

Karunaratne initially competed in the preliminary round of the event on the last night (Aug 02), where she finished 8th with a timing of 2:07.76. As Karunaratne was placed 8th in the race, she did not advance directly to the next round.

Meaqnwhlie, China is leading in the medals table with 13 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze. France is second with 11 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze medals. Australia has secured the third place by winning 11 gold, 6 silver and five bronze medals.