Sri Lankan sprinter Aruna Darshana clinched the gold medal in the men’s 400m event at the second Belt and Road Athletics Invitation Meet in Chongqing, China.

The 25-year-old athlete completed the 400m final in 45.48 seconds.

With his latest achievement, the South Asian Games gold medalist moved closer to qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where the standard time for the men’s 400m event is 45.00 seconds.