* She won three Asian Games gold medals: Two in 1998 Bangkok (in both 200m and 400m) and one gold in 2002 Busan (400m). Damayanthi Dharsha (right) finishing 200m at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games with a new Asian Games recordToday we reproduce for your readership and perusal what K.P. It was after a 24-year-gap that Sri Lanka was winning an Asian Games gold in athletics. She had switched over to the 400 metres in the late 90s, but kept coming back to the 200 metres once in a while. An injury kept her out of the Doha Asian Games last year, possibly ruining her chance of winning another medal.
