Gampaha District on top in Masters Athletics

By Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Special Correspondent

Gampaha District with 446 points came on top of the Masters Track and Field Meet organised by Central Province Masters Sports Association and held at the Bogambara Stadium last week.

In second place were the athletes from Kandy District with 388 points and Kegalle District came third with 336 points.

The chief guest at the meet was L. B. Aluvihare - the Mayor of Kandy and Thilina Tennekoon - the leader of the opposition was the guest of honour while on the final day, the Governor of Central Province Tikiri Kobbekaduwa was the chief guest.

The champion athletes - Men: 35 years: J. A. Ravi Jayakody (Kegalle District), 40 years: Velu Subramaniam (Nuwara Eliya District), 45 years: D. S. Gunadasa (Gampaha District), 50 years: D.J.L.G. Weerasinghe (Gampaha District), 55 years: Neil Wickremarachchi (Kandy District), 60 years: M. Rajaratnam (Colombo), 65 years: K. M. Karunaratne (Kandy District) and J.M. Punchibanda (Kegalle District), 70 years: R. A. Gunasekera (Kegalle District) and Austin Jayatilleke (Kurunegala Dist), 75 years: A. Somasundera (Kegalle District).

Champion athletes women - 35 years: D. K. Delpitiya (Kandy District), 40 years: M. Dayani Peiris (Gampaha District) and R. M. M. Ratnayake (Kegalle District), 45 years: H. Padmini (Kegalle District), 50 years: Amila Wanniarachchi (Kegalle District), 55 years: K. G. G. Menike (Ratnapura District), 60 years: H. R. Podimenike (Kegalle District), 65 years: W. A. Leelawathie (Kegalle District), 70 years: Mallika Sachithananda (Colombo District) and A. Somawathie (Kegalle District).