Soniya Baishya won the women’s 400m, clocking 53.46s, in the Sri Lankan National athletics championships in Colombo on Saturday.
Jisna Mathew finished second in a season-best 53.75s while M.R. Poovamma, who was returning to competition after more than a year after failing an in-competition dope test in Patiala in February 2021, was seventh in 56.20s. She had clocked 55.84 in Friday’s heats.
The results (Indian performances only):
Women, 400m: 1. Soniya Baishya (53.46), 2. Jisna Mathew (53.75), 7. M.R. Poovamma (56.20).
