Sri Lanka's junior track and field athletes were not able to participating in the World Atheletics Junior Championship by Authorities not providing flight tickets on time.

Colombo: As the Sri Lanka athletics authorities failed to provide air tickets on time, it has become impossible for the Sri Lankan junior athletics to participate in the World Atheletics Junior Championship.

Due to this, the athletes, parents and coaches of the Sri Lanka junior athletics team are holding a protest at Torrington Stadium in Colombo demanding justice for their team.

A Sri Lankan team consisting of 07 athletes was scheduled to participate in the World Atheletics Junior Championship starting on August 1st in Cali, Colombia.

Sri Lankan junior athletes will not be able to leave Sri Lanka even at this time on July 30th.