Himasha Eshan Waththakankanamge (born 7 May 1995) is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 100 and 200 metres. He held the South Asian and Sri Lankan records in the 100 m sprint with the time of 10.26 seconds, until September 2020.
Himasha has been banned twice from competition for doping violations. He was first banned following after being found positive for banned substance
methylhexanamine
Methylhexanamine (also known as methylhexamine, 1,3-dimethylamylamine, 1,3-DMAA, dimethylamylamine, and DMAA; trade names Forthane and Geranamine) is an indirect sympathomimetic drug invented and developed by Eli Lilly and Company and marketed ...
in 2012 and kept out of the field for one year by Sri Lanka.
His second ban of six years to be in effect from 2021 to 2027 was due to testing positive for a banned substance at an event in October 2021. The initial ban's four-year duration was later extended to six years.
Personal life
He studied at the
Kalutara Vidyalaya
Kalutara Vidyalaya () is a Buddhist boys' school in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. The college was founded in 1941 by Sir Cyril de Zoysa. It is a national school providing primary and secondary education.
History
In order to provide education to the B ...
. He was offered training by the Sri Lankan sports ministry in Jamaica in 1997.
See also
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List of Sri Lankans by sport
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Sri Lankan male sprinters
Sri Lankan sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in athletics
Commonwealth Games athletes for Sri Lanka
Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
South Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka
South Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka
South Asian Games gold medalists in athletics
South Asian Games medalists in athletics
Medalists at the 1999 South Asian Games
Medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Sri Lankan sportsmen
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