The greatest loser in the world(Ranathunga Karunananda)
Do you know about the greatest loser in the world?Today we are going to talk about him. Ranathunga Karunananda was srilankan athlete .He was born 21 may 1936 in Sri Lanka. He was a long distance runner and represented Sri Lanka during the 1960s and 70s. Karunananda represented Ceylon in the 1964 Summer Olympics Men’s 5000 meters and Men’s 10,000 meters competitions. Let us now turn to the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Olympics.Everything is ready to start the game.But Karunananda was a little sick.The match began. Karunananda was soon overtaken by the leading athletes and was lapped four times when the winner, Billy Mills of the United States, broke the tape to finish the race.All competitors had either finished the race or left. Karunananda was the only runner on the field. He had four more rounds left.The first round began. There was a hoot from the audience. The audience laughed at him.Karunananda started his second round. Everyone was wait...