Kandy District - 515 points - Champs at Veterans Athletic Meet
by Upananda JAYASUNDERA - Kandy Sports Special Corr.
ATHLETICS: Kandy District with 515 points won the All Island Veterans
Athletic Meet conducted by the Kandy District Veterans Athletic
Association held on July 1 and 2 at the Bogambara Grounds.
There were 635 men and women athletes who participated at the meet
from 21 Districts who participated at the meet.
While Kandy District won the top place, Colombo came second with 317
points, Gampaha third with 332 points, Kegalle fourth with 196 points,
Kurunegala fifth 94, Badulla sixth 66 points, Galle seventh 54, Kalutara
eighth 50 points, Nuwara Eliya ninth 32 points and Trincomalee tenth
with 31 points.
The chief guest at the opening ceremony was Tissa Samarasinghe - the
Secretary of the Sri Lanka Veterans Athletic Association. The former
Asian Games double Gold Medallist (5,000 and 10,000 metres) S.L.B. Rosa
was also present on the first day. The chief guest at the awards
ceremony was the Mayor of Kandy Mahen Ratwatte. The Deputy Mayor Sena
Dissanayake and the Kandy Municipal Commissioner Chandana Tennekoon were
also associated with the Mayor.
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A special guest at the meet - Asian Gold Medallist S.L.B.
Rosa (left) with the Secretary of the Meet Cyril Perera.
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Happy at victory... The chief guest at the awards
presentation - Mahen Ratwatte (on right with white shirt) -
the Mayor of Kandy joins with the merry makers in
celebrating the victory of Kandy district at the meet.
Pictures by Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Special
Corr. |
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The Chief Guest at the opening ceremony - Tissa Samarasinghe
- the Secretary of the Sri Lanka Veterans Athletic
Association lighting the ‘Olympic Torch’ brought by K. M.
Karunaratne and Karuna Rajaguru of the Kandy District. |
The happy couple from Ratnapura - Menike (left) who won the
100 and 200 metres in the 60 year age category for women
with husband Chandradasa who won the 300 metres hurdles and
80 metres hurdles for men in the 70 age group category for
men. |
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