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	Online edition of Daily News - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sydney Olympic medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe, who almost gave up her athletic career after threats and a confrontation with two fellow Sri Lanka athletes, is to come out of the shell and resume training by this weekend.
		Jayasinghe's decision to change her mind and get back to spikes again has been prompted by the latest move of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to take complete care of the 25-year-old celebrated Lankan woman athlete.
		Jayasinghe is to be summoned to the Sports Ministry tomorrow and inform her about the Ministry's new move and the findings of the one-man committee report.
	www.dailynews.lk /2002/01/15/spo03.html (677 words)

	India - Sports - Sprint Queen Jayasinghe Has Wedding Party Six Years Late (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Jayasinghe's recent Olympic victory has opened a treasure chest for her with several individuals and companies jostling to shower her with gifts including a Mitsubishi Montero four-wheel drive vehicle and a personal computer.
		The wedding itself was kept a secret for almost four years with Jayasinghe explaining the hushing-up at the time as not having wanted to "disappoint her fans" who would have "scolded me for being a child bride".
		Jayasinghe's recent victory has opened a treasure chest for her with several individuals and companies jostling to shower her with gifts including a Mitsubishi Montero four-wheel drive vehicle and a personal computer.
	www3.estart.com /india/sports/jayasinghe.html (436 words)

	SAF Games 2006 News :: South Asian Games: Overall captain Susanthika out for SA Games records
		Jayasinghe, the first Sri Lankan to win an Olympic medal in 52 years and the only Lankan medallist in the IAAF World Championship history, is the reigning South Asian Games women's 100m champion, but lost the 200m record to compatriot Damayanthi Darsha in Kathmandu, 1999.
		Jayasinghe's career best performances were registered in late 2000, where she clocked 11.04 seconds in the women's 100m at the Yokohama Grand Prix in Japan and then returned a timing of 22.28 seconds in the women's 200m final in Sydney, Australia.
		Jayasinghe, as the overall captain of the Sri Lanka contingent that takes part in all 20 disciplines of the eight-nation Games, said she is extremely happy to see the unity and harmony that exist in the Sri Lanka athletic team.
	www.tomorrowsrilanka.com /News/10-08-2006.html (678 words)

	The Sunday Times Hulftsdorp Hill
		Susanthika has alleged that the official, or the person in authority, or the executive, has threatened her husband with death, or to get him remanded by introducing a gun.
		Susanthika has said officials who are under this official had told her not to bring Dhammika, her husband when training at the Sports Ministry.
		Susanthika has said the problem she faced was not the want of money or the lack of other material benefits, but sexual advances made by this official.
	lakdiva.org /suntimes/971130/mudli.html (1703 words)

	The Sunday Times Special Assignment
		Jayasinghe said she felt the conspiracy against her- which began when she accused a sports VIP of sexually harassing her- was being renewed in a deceptive way.
		Jayasinghe has alleged that the drug tests on her were not conducted properly and that someone tampered with her urine samples as part of the conspiracy to ruin her.
		Susanthika Jayasinghe's allegations that she was being sexually harassed by a VIP and that she even faced death threats came up twice in Parliament in November last year.
	lakdiva.org /suntimes/981122/spec.html (2623 words)

	Susanthika and Murali - InfoLanka Forum
		Jayasinghe and Muralitharan had to face problems in their respective careers but both of them had courage and determination to beat all odds and reach the top.
		Jayasinghe was twice tested positive for banned anabolic steroids but the world governing body for track and field (IAAF) cleared her on both occasions.
		When Jayasinghe shocked the world with a silver medal at the IAAF World Championships in Athens, 1997 there were interested parties in the world circuit who did not like to see an Asian challenging the dominance in world athletics.
	www.infolanka.com /ubb/Forum3/HTML/000051.html (975 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Sri Lankan Olympic Medalist Greeted By Controversy at Home
		Jayasinghe said the test was suspect because the urine sample was not properly sealed in her presence and she was not accompanied by a personal representative, a right guaranteed by law.
		Jayasinghe said the drug use charges coincided with threats Dissanayake made after she refused his repeated advances and that she believes official influence was used to undermine her career as a result.
		Kumar, who was with Jayasinghe in the interview today, said he did not commit the murder and that the case had been dropped until recently, when government officials attempted to bring charges again.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A35934-2000Oct8?language=printer (924 words)

	Gulf Times â€“ Qatarâ€™s top-selling English daily newspaper - Sport
		SUSANTHIKA Jayasinghe has always been a drawcard, whether for her medal winning exploits or colourful private life, and the Sri Lankan is looking for a glorious finale by medalling in the Beijing Olympics.
		Jayasinghe, who will turn 31 on Sunday, has been one of the star attractions here with hundreds of expatriate Sri Lankans turning up to support their "Dazzling Gazelle", as she is known.
		Jayasingheâ€™s story has the elements of a fairytale since she was discovered by an army officer when she ran the last leg in a school 4x100m relay race.
	www.gulf-times.com /site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=122357&version=1&template_id=49&parent_id=29 (1069 words)

	:: Daily Mirror - Sports :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Susanthika Jayasinghe's sponsor Lanka Cement, in a sudden and unexpected move, has withdrawn from the deal with the Olympic medal-winning sprinter, last week putting her in a desperate situation, just a few months before the 2004 Athens Olympics.
		Jayasinghe told "Daily Mirror" about her predicament prior to leaving for United States for a short training stint under her coach Tony Campbell in preparation for the Forthcoming SAF Games beginning on March 29 in Islamabad.
		Immediately after her allowance was stopped, Jayasinghe had also resigned from her job as the Sales Development Manager and had sent a demand to the company through her lawyers to remove all Lanka Cement advertising billboards erected around the country, featuring her photos, within 14 days.
	www.dailymirror.lk /2004/03/01/sports/2.asp (268 words)

	Susanthika fails test again
		Jayasinghe's B sample, which was analysed by the International Amateur Athletics Federation laboratory in Sydney, confirmed the findings of the first test that showed up traces of the banned drug Nandrolene, a statement from the Amateur Athletics Association of Sri Lanka(AAA) said.
		Susanthika tested positive for the same substance after winning gold at the Asian championships in Jakarta in 1995, but at that time, Sri Lanka's athletics establishment went all out to prove that it was due to a period-delaying drug she wastaking.
		Last week, Susanthika alleged that this time there was a ``conspiracy'' to frame her and the samples which were taken by the AAA and sent to the lab in Sydney were tampered with or switched.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19980411/10150124.html (440 words)

	‘SILVER’ for Sussie
		Susanthika Jayasinghe recovered from a horrible start to clinch the silver medal of the 100 metres sprint of the 15th Asian Games at the Khalifa stadium here in Doha, Qatar last night.
		Jayasinghe who was the reigning Asian Games champion coming into the event, having won it at the Busan Games in 2002, was however not that sad to give away her crown.
		Today, Susanthika Jayasinghe will take part in the first round heats of her favourite event 200 metres at 11.50 am Sri Lanka time while the two 400 metre finals, women’s featuring Chandrika Subhashini and the men’s featuring Prasanna Amaraskeara would be held at 6.55 p.m and 7.15 p.m.
	www.sundaytimes.lk /061210/Sports/sp413.html (830 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Susanthika Jayasinghe, the 'sprint queen' of Asia with an Olympic medal to boost her morale was presented 1,000 Australian dollars through the Duncan White Sports Foundation at a simple ceremony held on Wednesday at the Colombo Club, Hotel Lanka Oberoi.
		Susanthika Jayasinghe was invited by the Sri Lanka Cricket Foundation of Victoria last year and she was given a big reception by the members.
		Susanthika, after receiving the cash presentation, said that her ambition is to win a 'double' at next week Asian Games.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2002/09/29/spo07.html (449 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta
		Susanthika’s rise from poor country girl to a national heroine is the stuff of every child athlete’s dreams.
		The youngest of five children, she grew up in a village in the island’s lush hill country, where her father was jobless for much of her childhood and her mother was a rubber tapper in the plantations.
		Susanthika’s future changed 10 years ago when an army officer saw her run in a school race and asked her to join the army on the promise she would be trained as an athlete.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1020925/asp/sports/story_1229945.asp (385 words)

	Sri Lanka SPORTS:: Susanthika returns to track, meets Darsha at Asian Grand Prix
		Jayasinghe`s career best in women`s 200m was at the 2000 Sydney Olympics (22.28 seconds) and weeks before that, she registered her best ever timing of 11.04 seconds in 100m at the Yokohama Grand Prix meeting in Japan.
		Jayasinghe said her aim is to break the 11-second barrier this year.
		Jayasinghe has not met compatriot Darsha in an international meeting for more than four years and it would be interesting to see how they take the challenge up in a battle for local track supremacy.
	www.lankanewspapers.com /news/2006/5/6838.html (524 words)

	Sri Lanka News Window - Onlanka.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sunday Leader, Sunday Times, Ravaya newspapers and TNL TV hid their interviews done with Susanthika Jayasinghe shelved safely in their attics, since in Sri Lanka press freedom is nothing else but to attack only the enemies of one’s political masters.
		Olympic bronze medal winner in the women's 200 meter race, Susanthika Jayasinghe has accused Sri Lankan sports officials of framing her up in a drug charge by tampering with a urine sample to spite her after she refused sex to the country's powerful Sports Minister, S.B.Dissanayaka.
		"Jayasinghe believes," the Times said, " that incident led to Sri Lanka federation officials framing her after taking an out of competition sample in April 1998 and refusing to seal the bottle while she was present.
	www.onlanka.com /latest/article_2006_10_9_4721.html (862 words)

	SAWNET: Who's Who: Susanthika Jayasinghe
		Susanthika clocked 22.28 seconds in the women's 200 meter finals at Sydney to win the bronze medal, and missed the silver by only 0.01 seconds.
		Jayasinghe was a surprise winner of the 200m silver medal in the 1997 World Championships, becoming the first Sri Lankan to win a major medal since 1948.
		Susanthika was given V.I.P treatment when she returned to Sri Lanka from Athens after the world championships.
	www.sawnet.org /whoswho/?Jayasinghe+Susanthika (280 words)

	Susanthika to lead Sri Lanka's campaign in Asiad Athletics
		Jayasinghe will compete in women's 100m and 200m dashes with an eye on Damayanthi Darsha's record of a sprint double at the regional Games where she had just won a single gold medal during her career.
		Jayasinghe won the gold medal at the last edition in Busan but failed to complete the double due to groin injury which forced her to withdraw from the Games.
		Jayasinghe is a favourite for the titles in both 100 and 200m but said that her biggest threat would come from the Kazakhstani and Chinese runners.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Sports/20061206/529109.html (492 words)

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		Susanthika Jayasinghe acknowledges the cheers after winning the women's 100m in a new meet record of 11.30 seconds in the Hyderabad leg of the Asian Grand Prix.
		Susanthika and Damayanthi Darsha are clearly the two icons of not just Sri Lankan athletics.
		Susanthika's only defeat of the four leg Asian Grand Prix was also at the hands of Guzel in the third leg.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=20030705006307000.htm&date=tss2627/&prd=tss& (868 words)

	DNA - Sport - Susanthika leads Lanka's domination on track - Daily News & Analysis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Comeback star Susanthika Jayasinghe picked her third gold of the meet when she won the 100m, albeit with a forgettable timing of 11.32 seconds.
		Susanthika, making a comeback to the international stage after a two-year hiatus, added to the two gold she won in 200m and 4X100m relay to become the toast of the island nation once again.
		In her hour of glory, Susanthika did not forget her rival and compatriot Damayanti Darsha, the Games record holder in 100m with a time of 11.19.
	www.dnaindia.com /report.asp?NewsID=1049496 (811 words)

	Untitled Document
		Susanthika Jayasinghe wins Gold at Japan GP Susanthika Jayasinghe, the first female Olympic medallist from Sri Lanka, speeds in the women's 100m final race at the IAAF Japan Grand Prix in Osaka, 11 May 2002.
		Jayasinghe, the 200m bronze medallist in Sydney, successfully defended her title with a time of 11.11 seconds, beating Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas and American Latasha Jenkins.
		Jayasinghe, also the winner here in 1999, enjoyed a double victory in the 100m and 200m in Yokohama shortly before her Sydney Olympic glory, and went on to win the two distances again last year here.
	www.sundaytimes.lk /020512/sports.html (1519 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Susanthika Jayasinghe No. 08 (on left) makes a determined run to win the 100 metres in 11.29 seconds and the gold medal at the Asian Athletic Championships at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.
		Susanthika Jayasinghe emerged as fastest woman in Asia winning the 100 metres dash and obtaining the first Gold medal for Sri Lanka on day two of the 14th Asian Athletic Championship held at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.
		According to President AAA Sunil Jayaweera, Susanthika Jayasinghe will be presented a purse of rupees five lakhs for her feat in addition to other benefits to be awarded by the Sports Minister.o11sac39mg
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2002/08/11/spo01.html (774 words)

	The Hindu : Susanthika's success story
		SUSANTHIKA JAYASINGHE grabbing a bronze medal for Sri Lanka in the women's 200 metres final at the Sydney Olympics turns out to be a great success story for all Sri Lankans.
		When Susanthika stood on the victory podium and the lion flag was raised it was a moment of pride for all Sri Lankans and the Lankan lass received a rousing ovation from the packed stadium of over one hundred thousand spectators.
		Susanthika had her sights set on the Olympics from the time she came second in the World Championships at Athens.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2000/10/08/stories/0708075l.htm (585 words)

	Sport News: 13th Asian Games, Bangkok (ASIAD 98) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The International Amateur Athletic Association (IAAF) issued a warning to Sri Lanka's sprinter Susanthika Jayasinghe that she will be stripped of any medals she wins in the Asian Games unless she is cleared of drug-taking allegations.
		The warning follows months of controversy over whether Susanthika, silver medallist in the 200m event at the World Championship, now facing a two-year ban, would be allowed to run at the Bangkok Asiad.
		Susanthika failed the drug test (for the steriod nandrolone) in April, was reinstated by the Sri Lanka Amateur Athletics Association, after she convinced the Sri Lanka appeal board on her claim that the failed drug test was orchestrated by national athletics officials bent on wrecking her career.
	www.sadec.com /Asiad98/news1130.html (2581 words)

	Susanthika Jayasinghe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Susanthika Jayasinghe (born December 17, 1975 in Atnawala, Sri Lanka) is a sprint athlete specializing in the 100 and 200 metres.
		Susanthika has been embroiled in controversy most of her career.
		She was suspended from competition in April 1998 for failing a drug test that she claimed was rigged due to her political beliefs and a falling out with a Sports Ministry official.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Susanthika_Jayasinghe (308 words)

	LankaWeb News
		Jayasinghe, who won an Olympic medal in fifty years for her native Sri Lanka announced that she would retire from sports after being allegedly assaulted by a male athletic close to the former Sports Minister and currently Agriculture Minister S.B.Dissanayaka, two weeks ago.
		"Susanthika was extensively quoted in the largely pro-UNP local media as having meant minister Dissanayaka but she later denied that the reference was to him.
		The conference was held " in the wake of Susanthika Jayasinghe' S revelations to the world about dope charges framed against her because she refused to have sex with the sports minister.
	www.lankaweb.com /news/items01/291201-1.html (979 words)

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