Nipuni strikes Gold in Asian Beach Games
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Source: Daily News
Published: 2026-04-30 06:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Sports
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Asia, Military & Defence, China, Sri Lanka, Commodities, Asia Pacific
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Sri Lanka’s Nipuni Wasana won the gold medal in the women’s 50kg beach wrestling at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China yesterday. The 21-year-old, coached by Suranga Kumara, defeated Vietnam’s Doan Thi Kim Oanh 3-1 in the final to give Sri Lanka its first gold medal of the Games.
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