Lyceum and Gateway athletes excel on penultimate day

By Leslie FERNANDO

ATHLETICS: Lyceum International School, Wattala and Gateway College, Colombo athletes proved their class establishing four and three new meet records respectively on the penultimate day of the three-day International Schools Athletic Championships organised by Gateway College and sponsored by Exlexcer International held at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.

Vijith K. Anthony of Lyceum International School, Wattala accounted for the first record in the boys under-17 high jump going over the bar with a height of 1.83 metres to erase off the previous mark held by Ranishka Perera of OKI International School 1.82 metres.

Imran Azeez of Gateway College, Colombo set the record in the boys under-20 discuss throw with a distance of 30.78 metres. Samadhi Kusukkage of Lyceum International School, Wattala held the earlier record of 30.45 metres.

Chamathka Kavindra of Gateway College, Colombo was responsible for the girls' under-17 javelin throw. She hurled the javelin to a new record throw of 29:55 metres to erase off her own mark of point 4 meters 29.51 metres.

Lyceum International School, Wattala relay quarter of 4x100 metes under-15 girls 53.0 secs, 4x100 meters under-15 boys 45.9 sec. and 4x100 metres under-17 boys 47.5 secs broke three records, Meanwhile Gateway College, Colombo relay team of 4x100 meters girls' under-17 set a new record 53.8 secs.

The meet will be continued today from 8.00 a.m. and the distribution of awards will follow around 6.00 p.m.