Double triumph for Trinity and Mahamaya at Kids and Junior Meet
by Upananda JAYASUNDERA - Kandy Sports Special Corr.
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Praneeth Ranaweera of Trinity College, Kandy (right) who
established two records – 80 metres, 11.0 seconds and 100 metres
13.07 seconds in the under-12 events at the Kandy districts Kids
and Junior Athletic Meet receives one of the awards from Chief
Minister of Central Province Sarath Ekanayake (centre).
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Methina Athauda of Mahamaya College who established a record
time of 13.07 seconds in the 100 metres for girls under-13
(previous record 14.0 seconds, receives award from W.
Kotuwegedara. Secretary of the Kandy District Athletic
Association Luxman Hapuarachchi. |
ATHLETICS: Trinity College, Kandy and Mahamaya Girls College, Kandy
won the boys and girls Kids and Junior Athletics Championships held last
week at the Bogambara Stadium.
In the boys championship, the overall trophy was won by Trinity
College with 182 points while in the Kids Championship, Trinity came on
top with 47 points.
Among the girls, Mahamaya College came on top with 167 points while
among the Kids Mahamaya came on top with 47 points..
Boys championship: 1. Trinity College, Kandy 182 points, 2. St.
Anthony's College, Katugastota 142 points, 3. Dharmaraja College, 80
points, 4. Vidyartha College, 65 points 5. St. Sylvester's College 60
points.
Kids (boys) Championships:1. Trinity College, Kandy 47 points, 2. St.
Anthony's College 27 points, 3. C.I.S. Kandy 25 points, 4. Dharmaraja
College 23 points; 5. Chandrananda Kandy 22 points.
Girls Championship: 1. Mahamaya Girls College 167 points, 2. Girls
High School, Kandy 101 points; 3. St. Anthony's Balika, Katugastota 72
points; 4. Beraverts, Ampitiya 65 points; 5. A. Ratnayake, Walala 62
points. Kids (Girls - Championship): 1. Mahamaya Kandy and Galagedera
Primary 47 points, 3. Girls High School, Kandy 23 points, 4. Hillwood,
Kandy 11 points, 5. Gateway International 9 points, 6. Sussex
International 7 points.
The following records were established at the meet:
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Champs receive Shield ... Yasaran Tennekoon Captain of Trinity
College athletic team (right) receives the champions shield from
Tissa Jayasinghe (centre) – Superintendent of Prisons. On lett
is .A. Tennekoon – President of the Kandy District Athletic
Association. Picture by Uapananda Jayasundera – Kandy Sports
Special Corr. |
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Tharushika Sithumini Jayasinghe of Galagedera Primary School who
won the 50 metres and 80 metres and came second in the Long Jump
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Boys under-12: Prameet Ranaweera (Trinity College, Kandy) 80 metres
11.01 seconds (Previous record 11.02 secs), 100 metres 13.07 secs
(previous record 13.09 secs).Boys under-14: G.S. Ratnayake (Model
School, Kandy) 80 metres hurdles 12.04 secs (previous record 12.07
secs). M. Azardeen (St. Sylvester's) 100 metres in 12.02 secs (previous
record 12.05 secs) 200 metres 25.03 secs (previous record 26.01 secs).
G.S. Ratnayake (Model School, Kandy) 80 metres hurdles 12.04 secs
(previous record 12.07 secs). Y.T.I. Kumara (Dharmaraja College) Long
Jumb 5.95 metres (previous record 5.65 metres).
Boys under-15: I.D. Wijeratne (St. Sylvester's Kandy) 100 metres in
11.08 secs (previous record 11.9 secs). 800 metres: M.G.S. Udayanga
(Ambatenna Pushpadana) 02 mins 12.0 secs (previous record 02 mins 14.2
secs). P.B. Wijeratne (Sri Sumangala, Kandy) Long Jump 5.55 metres
(previous record 5.49 metres). 4 x100 metres relay: St. Anthony's
Katugastota 38.01 secs (previous record 48.03.5 seconds)
Girls under-11: T. Eriyagama - Mahamaya, Kandy long-jump 3.61 metres
(previous record 3.52 metres).
Girls under-12: K.P. Wijeratne (Beraverts, Ampitiya) 80 metres
hurdles in 17.04 secs (previous record 17.07 secs).
Girls under-13: Methina Athauda (Mahamaya, Kandy) 100 metres in 13.07
secs (previous record 14.0 secs).
4x100 metres relay Mahamaya, Kandy 57.03 secs (previous record 58.07
secs).
Under-14 - 4x100 metres relay: - Girls High School, Kandy 55.03 secs
(previous record 56.08 secs).
Under-15: F. Hanna (Girls High School, Kandy) 100 metres in 13.08
secs (equals previous record.)
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