Medal winners in judo...... Standing (from left): Anusha
Dhamayanthi (Silver), Kanchuka Pradeep (Silver), Sanjeewa
Buddhika (Silver), Indika Pushpakumara (Silver), Gayathree
Hemali (Silver), Front Row (from left): S. Tharindu
(Bronze), Iroshima Madumali (Gold), Miran Thelanka Perera
(Coach), Asha Hemanthi (Bronze).
Picture by Wehelle Piyathilake - Maharagama Special Corr. |
Sri Lankans get two 'Golds'
by Wehelle PIYATHILAKE - Maharagama Special Corr.
JUDO: The judo pool of the National Youth Services Council
bagged two Golds, four Silvers and 2 Bronze medals at the YWCA
Invitation Novices Tournament where Indian judokas also participated.
For the Sri Lankans, the following bagged medals: Junior Boys (30 kgs
to 36 kgs): Gihan Tharindu (Bronze), Junior Boys (Open): Ishara
Dhanayake (Gold), Senior Boys (50 kgs to 55 kgs): Indika Pushpakumara
(Silver), A. M. B. S. Alles (Bronze), Senior Boys (66 kgs to 73 kgs):
Kanchuka Pradeep (Silver), Senior Girls (48 kgs to 52 kgs): Iroshini
Madumala (Gold), Gayathri Hemali (Silver), Senior Girls (52 kgs to 57
kgs): Anusha Damayanthi (Silver), Asha Hemanthi (Bronze). |