She also continued her passion towards her athletic career while also being employed as an engineer at the solar turbine company in customer design division.

[9] She gained her first international experience representing Sri Lanka in 2011 when she won the bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles just behind Satomi Kubokura of Japan and Yang Qi of China at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe after completing it in 57.30 seconds.

[10][11][12] She also competed in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2011 Athletics World Championships in Daegu and was eliminated in the heats after finishing the event at 27th place with a timing 57.05 seconds.

[14] She spent her own money which she earned from working as an engineer in order to compete at the pre-Olympic meets in Jamaica and in Belgium prior to 2012 Olympics.

[16] In July 2012, she received a wild card entry to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics after failing to meet direct qualification criteria.

She took part in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2012 London Olympics and was placed at 30th position and was eliminated in the first round, though she broke her own seasonal record with 57.15 seconds.

[9] She also received media attention from viewers and became an internet sensation when she was lined up as part of Sri Lankan contingent during the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.