The former Sri Lankan Sprint Queen and Olympic silver medalist Susanthika
Jayasinghe has suspended her decision to auction the silver medal she won for 200 meters in 2000 Sydney Olympics after the intervention of President Maithripala Sirisena .
Susanthika has decided to auction her Olympic silver medal due to the financial difficulties she faced after suspending her salary by the Ministry Of Sports for the months of April and May she has stated.
However as President Sirisena informed her that he will look in to the matter Susanthika now says she has reversed her earlier decision.
Meanwhile Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekarehas yesterday (07)has stated that new laws will be enacted in future to prevent the ownership of a medal going to the medal winner and to get the ownership of it to the country.
Susanthika has decided to auction her Olympic silver medal due to the financial difficulties she faced after suspending her salary by the Ministry Of Sports for the months of April and May she has stated.
However as President Sirisena informed her that he will look in to the matter Susanthika now says she has reversed her earlier decision.
Meanwhile Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekarehas yesterday (07)has stated that new laws will be enacted in future to prevent the ownership of a medal going to the medal winner and to get the ownership of it to the country.
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