Maris Stella and St. Joseph's Kegalle win boys and girls
championships
by Upananda JAYASUNDERA - Kandy Sports Special Corr.
ATHLETICS: Though there was rain on all four days of the John
Tarbat Junior National Track and Field Meet at the Bogambara Stadium,
Kandy, there were some encouraging performances recorded. There were
over 5,000 competitors from all over the island who participated.
There were three records at the meet. In the high jump event for
under 15, Udayantha Bandara of Gateway International, Colombo won with a
height of 1.82 metres to beat the 16 year-old record of W.P.M. Priyalal
Dias of Maris Stella, Negombo in the year 1995, then the second record
came through W.B.M. Isuru Mihiranga which clocked 54.02 seconds in 400
metres under 15 to improve on the 22 year-old record of L.D.P.
Delungahawatte in 1989. Mihiranga was from Kuliyapitiya Central College.
The third record was by B.L.V.L. Liyanage of Sir John Kotelawala MMV,
Kurunegala who 'clocked' 26.06 seconds in the 200 metres for girls under
13 to improve on the 13 year-old record of Malka Wickremanayake of
Sangamitta College, Matale.
Maris Stella won the overall championship title with 92 points in the
boys events while St. Joseph's College won the overall championship for
girls with 71 points.
The relay championship for girls was won by Mahamaya Girls College,
Kandy with 20 points and the boys relay championship was won by Maris
Stella Negombo with 18 points.
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Udantha Bandara (at left) of Gateway International, Colombo
who won with a height of 1.82 metres in the under 15 age
group along with Kavinda Munasinghe (No. 1183) of Maris
Stella who came second and Raya Wickramaratne (No. 1188)
also of Maris Stella who came third at the John Tarbat
Junior Athletic Nationals held at the Bogambara Stadium.
Pictures by Upananda Jayasundera -
Kandy Sports Special Cor. |
Record-breaker with coach...... Isuru Mihiranga of
Kuliyapitiya Central who won the 400 metres for boys under
15 in a record time of 54.02 second with his coach.
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Relay Champions 4x100 metres - Mahamaya Girls College, Kandy
under 13 in 57.07 seconds. From left: Nadeesha Dissanayake,
Nethina Athauda, Umasha Jayaratne and Thisari Lokuliyana.
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Musaeus College who won the 4x100 metres relay for girls under 12. From
left: Nethuni Devaraja, Sendarm Perera, Nethri Galappaththi
and Dewris Jayathilake.
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