Sri Lanka won its first gold medal at the 6th Asian Beach Games when Air Force wrestler Nipuni Wasana Dharmadasa triumphed in the women’s 50kg category final.
Nipuni Wasana, representing the Sri Lanka Air Force, defeated her Vietnamese opponent in the decisive bout, marking a historic achievement in wrestling.
According to the Sri Lanka Air Force, this victory is Sri Lanka’s maiden gold medal at the 2026 edition of the Asian Beach Games in China. (Newswire)