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The 88th Senior National Athletic Championship:
Army throwers set two SL records
By Leslie FERNANDO
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Ruwani Rubasingha of Matara DAA' the winner in the women's
Triple-Jump on her way to clear the distance of 12.13 metres at
the 88th National Athletic Championships held at the Mahinda
Rajapaksa International Sports Complex, Diyagama.
Pix by Kavindra Perera.
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Priyangika Madumanthi of Kurunegala DAA going over the bar in
fine style to win the women's high jump event. The height
cleared was 1.70 metres.
Pix by Kavindra Perera.
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ATHLETICS: Two athletes from Sri Lanka Army L. W. D. M. Liyanagedara
and G. J. A. Galahena performed the best establishing two new Sri Lanka
records in the men's and women's Hammer Throw discipline respectively on
the penultimate day of the three day 88th National Athletic
Championships conducted by AA of Sri Lanka held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa
International Sports Complex, Diyagama, yesterday.
Liyanagedera set the first record with a fine throw of 38.42 metres
to beat the previous mark held by K. Nilantha also of Army 38.31 metres
in the year 2008. R. M. N. T. K. Rathnayake of Army was placed second
with 37.60 metres while the earlier record holder K. Nilantha managed
only the third place with a throw of 36.78 metres.
In the women's Hammer Throw G. J. A. Galahena established the second
Sri Lanka record when she had a fine throw of 30.16 metres to erase her
own mark of 27.14 metres at the Army Open Athletic Championships held
last year.
The meet will be continued today with 12 final events to be worked
off from 2 p.m. C. B. Ratnayake, Minister of Sports will be the chief
guest while Greg Young Chief Executive Officer, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC
will be the guest of honour.
Results
10,000 M - men -1. M. Ajanthan, Sri Lanka Army 31:18.9 sec, 2. A. M.
Ajith Bandara, Sri Lanka Army 31:21.5Sec, 3. K. G. R. Saman Kumara, Sri
Lanka Army 31:25.9 Sec.
Polve Vault - Men - 1. K. N. C. P. Senarathne Sri Lanka Army, 4.45m,
2. M. J. R. P. Perera, Sri Lanka Army 4.30m, 3. L. A. R. K. K.
Balasooriya, Sri Lanka Air Force 4.30m.
Hammer Throw - Men - 1. L. W. D. N. M. Lindegedara, Sri Lanka Army
38.42 m * NSLR, 2. R. M. N. T. K. Rathnayaka, Sri Lanka Army 37.60m, 3.
K. Nilantha, Sri Lanka Army 36.78m.
100 M Hurdles - Women - 1. D. A. Harshani Wijesinghe, Lanka Lions
Sorts Club 14.64 sec, 2. G. A. I. Sandeepani Dayananda, Sri Lanka School
AA 14.74 sec, 3. B. G. L. Madumanthi, Track Master's Sports Club 15.08
sec.
110 M Hurdles - Men -1. K. W. Salinda Randeewa, Sri Lanka Army 14.97
sec, 2. A. M. P. S. Attanayaka, Sri Lanka Army 15.46 sec, 3. W. M. S. D.
Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka Army 15.60 sec.
Hammeer Throw - Women -1. G. J. A. Galehena, Sri Lanka Army 30.16 *
NSLR, 2. B. L. P. N. Wijesundara, Track Master's Sports Club 28.14m, 3.
W. H. S. K. Weerasekara, Sri Lanka Air Force 24.53m.
Triple Jump - Men -1. M. G. C. N. Gamage, Sri Lanka Army 15.57m, 2.
T. M. Eranda Dinesh, Lanka Lions Sports Club 15.35m, 3. T. A. D. N.
Thilakarathne, Sri Lanka Army 15.27m.
Shot Put - Men -1. T. S. Wanniarachchi, Sri Lanka Air Force 14.04m,
2. K. Dilum Srinath Perera, Colombo DAA 13.50m, 3. A. J. D. Perera, Sri
Lanka Navy 13.32m.
800 M - Men -1. T. P. Kumara Mendis, Sri Lanka Army 1:50.00sec, 2. Y.
M. W. G. A. M. Gunarathne, Sri Lanka Air Force 1:52.18 sec, 3. M. N. L.
De Soysa, Sri Lanka Army 1:53.45 sec.
Javelin Throw - Women -1. B. L. Nadeeka Lakmali, Sri Lanka Army
51.50m, 2. H. L. N. Dilhani Lekamge, Sri Lanka Army 46.30m, 3. I. M. A.
Anupama, Sri Lanka Air Force 41.40m.
High Jump - Women -1. Priyangika Madumanthi, Karunegala DAA 1.70m, 2.
D. K. Ranasinghe, Sri Lanka Navy 1.68m, 3. L. H. Sajani Madushika, Lanka
Lions Sports Club 1.68m.
Triple Jump - Women 1. Ruwani Rubasingha, Matara DAA 12.13m, 2. B. C.
A. Dahanayaka, Sri Lanka Air Force 12.01m, 3. D. H. Disala Weerasekara,
Sri Lanka School AA 11.83m. |
