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82nd Sir John Tarbat Senior Athletics Championship:
Decade-old 800m record shattered
By Sanjeewa JAYAKODY
Nine new meet records were set up on the second day of the 82nd Sir
John Tarbat Senior Athletics Championship, which continued at the
Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium, Diyagama yesterday.
M N Dilhani of Kuliyapitiya Central College broke a ten-year-old
record in the Girls Under-16 800m clocking 2.18.29, breaking the
previous record of 2.19.3 set by Nelum Karunartane of Elapatha MMV,
Ratnapura in 2002 which was the highlight of yesterday's action.
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D K Dayaratne of Makulupotha MV throwing the javelin on the first day
(Friday) to set a new meet record of 64.01m, shattering the
previous record of 60.34m set by Indika Paranagama of
Nalanda College, Colombo in 2003 at the Sir John Tarbat
Senior Athletics Championship. Picture by Ranjith Asanka. |
Today is the final day of the championship, which is organized by the
Sri Lanka Schools Athletics Association with the sponsorship of Ritzbury
Chocolates.
The New record :
[Boys Under-16]
Triple Jump: 1 R Wickramaratne (Maristella College) 13.67m, 2 P B
Herath (Sri Sumangala, Kandy) 13.13m, 3 B T Pitawela (Trinity College,
Kandy) 12.79m
[Boys Under-18]
200m: 1 K H Eshan (Kalutara Vidyalaya) 22.28, 2 S de Silva
(Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) 22.55, 3 M N Sachinthaka (Nalanda College,
Colombo) 22.58.
800m: 1 P P Buddhika (Rajapaksa MMV, Weeraketiya) 1.55.17, 2 J N
Kumara (A Ratnayake MMV, Walala) 1.57.16, 3 D J Krishan (S Thomas'
College, Mt Lavinia) 1.58.51.
Under-18 Javelin Throw: 1 D K Dayaratne (Makulpotha MV) 64.01m, 2
Nuwan Kumara (Royal College, Polonnaruwa) 61.15m, 3 H M Fernando
(Joseph's Vas, Wannappuwa) 58.84m.
Pole Vault: 1 B Lavanan (Arunodaya College, Jaffna) 3.77m, 2 S Eranga
(Maristella, Negombo) 3.40m, 3 D S Dinusha (A Ratnayake MMV, Walala)
3.30m.
4x100m: 1 St Peter's College, Colombo 43.43, 2 Ananda College 44.16,
3 Joseph Vaz, Wennappuwa 44.27.
Pole vault – under-20 boys: 1. M.H.I. Sandaruwan (A. Rathnayake MMV,
4.20 m, 2. S. Nandalalan (Arunodaya College, Jaffna) 3.50 m, 3. W.M.M.
Madushan (Nandimithra MV, Pallama) 3.40 m.
4 X 400 m – under-20 boys: 1. Joseph Vaz College) 62.93 sec, 2. St.
Sylvester College) 43.46 sec.,3. St. Mary's College) 43.60 sec.
4x100m – under-20: 1. Gateway College) 49.44 sec, 2. St. Joseph BV)
50.94 sec, 3. Suman Balika V) 52.45.
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