Three Sri Lanka records established

by Upananda Jayasundera – Kandy Sports Special Cor.

Weightlifting Records: Three Sri Lanka Records were established at the 35th National Sports Festival – in the weightlifting contests held at the Kelaniya University Gymnasium.

Dhammika Harischandra of the Sri Lanka Air Force improved on her own Sri Lanka Record when she ‘lifted’ 92 Kgs (previous record 91 Kgs) in clean and Jerk. Dhammika trains under Athula Wijewickrema at the YMCA Gymnasium in Kandy.

Then there was Neil Perera who lifted 129 Kgs in Snatch to establish new Sri Lanka Record. He improved on the Snatch Record of 128 Kgs by Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Chintana Vithanage recently. He trains under R. Wickremasinghe.

There was D.M.I.C. Dissanayake who broke the record of 121 Kgs held by Chintana Withanage when he lifted 122 Kgs in Snatch. Dissanayake’s coach is R. Gunatilleke.

Harischanra participated in the over 75 Kgs class, Perera in the 85 Kgs class and Dissanayake in the 62 Kgs weight class.

Weightlifting – Men

* 56 Kgs: 1. D.V.K.T. Palagasinghe (NCP) Snatch: 102 Kgs, Clean and Jerki: 132 Kgs Total: 234 Kgs. 2. E.A.K.D. Edogawatte (CP) Snatch: 105* (NSF Record), Clean and Jerki: 132 Kgs, Total: 234 Kgs. 3. D.S. Jayalath (WP) Snatch 90 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 113 Kgs, Total: 203 Kgs.

62 Kgs:

1. D.M.I.C. Dissanayake (NWP), Snatch: 122 (Sri Lanka Record), Clean and Jerk: 143 Kgs, Total: 265 Kgs (NSF Record).

2.W.A.S. Perera (NCP) Snatch: 105 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 130 Kgs, Total: 235

3. W.K.M. de Silva (CP) Snatch: 93 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 115 Kgs, Total: 208 Kgs.

69 Kgs:

1. A.A.C. Athukorala (NCP) Snatch: 110 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 130, Total: 240 Kgs.
2. D.G.N.S. Kumara (CP) Snatch: 100 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 130 Kgs, Total: 230 Kgs.

3. E.V.S.K. Jayasinghe (NCP) Snatch: 97 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 121 Kgs, Total: 218 Kgs.

77 Kgs:

1. J.G.A.I. Bandara (NCP) Snatch: 110 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 131 Kgs, Total: 241 Kgs.

2. S.H.D.H. Bandara (NWP), Snatch: 110 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 130 Kgs, Total: 240 Kgs.

3. L.A.B. Girihagama (CP) Snatch: 100 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 127 Kgs, Total: 227 Kgs.

85 Kgs:

1. C.G. Vidanage (NCP) Snatch: 120 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 155* (NSF Record), Total: 275 Kgs (NSF Record).

2. C.T.J.N. Perera (CP) Snatch: 129 Kgs (Sri Lanka Record), Clean and Jerk: 142 Kgs, Total: 271 Kgs.

3. D.R.M.M. Ellepola (NWP) Snatch: 115 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 139 Kgs, Total: 254 Kgs.

94 Kgs:

1. S.M. Perera (CP) Snatch: 115 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 160 Kgs, Total: 275 Kgs.

2. P.H.I. Premaratne (NCP) Snatch: 105 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 10 Kgs, Total: 215 Kgs.

3. L.A.A.V. Anurasiri (SUB) Snatch: 85 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 100 Kgs, Total: 185 Kgs.

105 Kgs:

1. W.P.G.D.C. Jayawickrema (CP) Snatch: 125 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 153 Kgs, Total: 278 Kgs.

2. G.L.J.C. Abeywickrama (CP) Snatch: 115 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 140 Kgs, Total: 255 Kgs.

3. G.L.J.C. Dayananda (SUB) Snatch: 83 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 110 Kgs, Total: 193 Kgs.

105 Kgs:

1. P.M.M.N. Chaturanga (NWP) Snatch: 116 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 136 Kgs, Total: 252 Kgs.

2. P.M.L.D. Madushanka (WP) Snatch: 115 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 132 Kgs, Total: 247 Kgs.

3. A.N.S. Silva (WP) Snatch: 104 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 115 Kgs, Total: 219 Kgs.

Best Weighlifter (Men):

D.M.I.C. Dissanayake – NWP

Weightlifting Women

48 Kgs:

1. W.M.C. Subhashini (NCP) snatch 42 Kgs, Clean and Jerk 58 Kgs, Total: 100 Kgs.
2. D.M. Samarakoon (NCP) snatch 40 Kgs, clean and Jerk 48 Kgs, Total: 88 Kgs.
3. J.P.S.T. Jayasinghe (SUB), snatch 38 Kgs, clean and Jerk 49 Kgs. Total: 87 Kgs.

53 Kgs:

1. W.C.M. Warnakulasooriya (WP) snatch 62 Kgs, Clean and Jerk 78 Kgs, Total: 140 Kgs.

2. L.G.Y.D. Seneviratne (SUB) snatch 42 Kgs, Clean and Jerk 50 Kgs, Total: 92 Kgs.

3. D.M.T.C. Premathilaka (NCP) snatch 35 Kgs, clean and jerk: 50 Kgs. Total: 85 Kgs.

58 Kgs:

1. M. Umeira (NCP), Snatch: 52 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 66 Kgs. Total: 118 Kgs.
2. W.K.I. Madushani (NWP) Snatch: 43 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 48 Kgs. Total: 91 Kgs.

3. G.R.S. Malkanthi (Sub), Snatch: 34 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 47 Kgs, Total: 81 Kgs.

63 Kgs*:

1. L.G.A. Dharmasena (CP) Snatch: 63 Kgs (NSF Record), Clean and Jerk. Total: 144 Kgs*,

2. W.R.T.M. Kumari (SUB) Snatch: 46 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 56 Kgs. Total: 96 Kgs.

69 Kgs*:

1. D. Hemachandra (SUB) Snatch: 35 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 50 Kgs. Total: 85 Kgs.
2. Thushari Priyadharshani (Uva) Snatch: 30 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 42 Kgs. Total: 72 Kgs.

3. G. Wijebandara (SUB) Snatch: 27 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 43 Kgs: Total: 70 Kgs.

75 Kgs:

1. A.A.S. Wickramasinghe (NWP) Snatch: 66 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 77 Kgs. Total: 143 Kgs.
2. S.S. Kumarasinghe (SP) Snatch: 64 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 74 Kgs, Total: 138 Kgs.
3. T.M.C. Rasanjelika (CP) Snatch: 50 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 68 Kgs, Total: 118 Kgs.

75* (plus):

1. M.M.D. Harischandra (CP) Snatch: 70 Kgs,

Clean and Jerk: 92** 162 Kgs (Sri Lanka Record)

2. D.M.H.P. Dissanayake (NWP) Snatch: 63 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 75 Kgs, Total: 138 Kgs.
3. K. Ishani Anushka (SP) Snatch: 53 Kgs, Clean and Jerk: 65 kgs, Total: 118 Kgs.

* Best Weightlifter (Women):

W. Chamari M. Warnakulasooriya of North Western Province.