title during the 2017 Sri Lankan national honours by the then President Maithripala Sirisena. Post-sports career Jayasinghe contested the 2010 general election from the Kegalle district from the United People's Freedom Alliance, however failed to secure a seat. In 2016, she was appointed as an paid adviser in the Ministry of Sports for selecting and training prospective track athletes. In June 2017, she attempted to sell her silver medal due to suspension of her Sports Ministry pay. She accused the state and government officials of continuously neglecting her despite her Olympic achievement. She has also been a vocal critic of Sri Lanka Athletics Federation administrators over the years for the lackluster performances by Sri Lanka in athletics. She accompanied the Sri Lankan Athletics contingent for the 2019 South Asian Games where unexpectedly Sri Lanka eclipsed the medal tally of India in athletics events during the Kathmandu South Asian Games and it also marked the first instance of Sri Lanka with a higher medal achievement than India in athletics at a South Asian Games competition after a gap of 15 years. Personal life She married her sports trainer Dhammika Nandakumara on 17 November 2000 at the Ambepussa Rest House. Susanthika was engaged to him in 1994 and the official wedding was arranged for them after a gap of six years following the silver medal achievement for her. In 2016, she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Diyatalawa Hospital after being diagnosed with dengue. In 2016, her husband was arrested for assaulting her. She was hospitalised and was discharged soon after. She has one son and one daughter. On 14 September 2021, she along with her two children were tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing a PCR test. Personal bests Achievements See also Duncan White Sriyantha Dissanayake Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam Notes External links 1975 births Living people People from Kegalle District Sri Lankan female sprinters Olympic athletes of Sri Lanka Olympic silver medalists for Sri Lanka Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Sri Lanka Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field)