Selections have been done by the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka (AASL), taking the performances of Army athletes into consideration at the recently-concluded national selection trials at Diyagama.

2 Lieutenant R.P.B.I Dayarathne became 9th in the International Association of Athletic Federation (IAAF) at world ranking index by throwing 82.19 m in Javelin which was also the best in his career to-date. Private U.K.N Rathnayake established a new Sri Lankan record in her 3000 m steeplechase pet event, finishing in 10.03.94 minutes. Private H.D.V Lakshani meanwhile jumping 13.64 m in triple jump established a new Sri Lanka record in the women’s category. The fourth athlete, bound for India, Corporal H.M Dilip Ruwan clocked 46.46 seconds in his pet event, 400 m hurdles in men’s category.

The Asian Athletic Championship is organized by the Asian Athletic Association every two years