Kosala Sahabandu


Kosala Sahabandu, was a Sri Lankan athlete competing in the 800 metres and 400 metres events.
In 1974 Sahabandu established a new Sri Lanka record for the 800 metres and represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Games in Tehran in the 4 x 400 metres relay winning a gold medal and setting a new Asian Games record of 3 minutes 7.4 seconds. He competed in the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok but the team failed to medal.
Sahabandu was also a member of the Sri Lanka 4 x 400 relay team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The team came 6th in their first round heat and failed to qualify for further rounds.
In 1982 he competed in his third Asian Games but again the relay team failed to medal.
In 2007 he was appointed the chairman of the National Athletic Selection Committee.

Achievements