New 100m meet record by Himasha
By Sajeewa Jayakody
Himasha Eshan of Kalutara Vidyalaya who took part in a meet after
lapse of one year made a sensational come back setting up a new meet
record with a time of 10.70 seconds in the boys 100 metres third heat on
the second day of the Sir John Tarbet Senior Athletics Meet at the
Sugathadasa Stadium Yesterday.
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Royal College’s Chethaka Wijegunasinghe who won the boys
under-20 javelin throw final with a distance of 57.20m at
the John Tarbet Senior Athletic Meet at the Sugathadasa
Stadium, Colombo yesterday. Pic Susantha Wijegunasekara |
The 19-year-old athletes broke the record timing of 10.73 set up by
Shehan Ambepitiya of Gateway College in 2008 meet in Colombo.
HI Sandaruwan of the Walala A Ratnayake College set a new record by
winning the boys Under-20 pole vault final with the height of 4.50
metres breaking his own record of 4.20m set up last year.
In the girls 800m finals UK Jayasundara of Walala A Ratnayake College
clinched the first place setting up a new meet record with a timing of
2:14.95 min erasing the previous best timing of 2:15.9 by Nelum
Karunaratne in 2005.
CL Hettigama of Sumana Balika Vidyalaya Ratnapura set up a new meet
record in the girls Under-20 400m hurdles finals winning the first place
with a timing of 1:02.67 min. Hettigama erased the previous record of
1:03.24 held by MN Kalupahana of the same school in 2006.
In the boys 400m hurdles, Harsha Chathuranga of St Peter’s College
timed 53.35 seconds to set up a new meet record erasing the previous
record of 55.02 set by Lahiru Prasanjith of Thakshila College, Horana in
2011. In the same event , DA Vidusanka of St Mary’s College, Kegalle
bettered the previous record with the time of 55.00 seconds securing the
second place.
Lahiru Prasanjith of Thakshila College, Horana, who held the under-18
400m hurdle record, established a new meet record yesterday in the boys
under-20 400m hurdles event with a remarkable time of 53.77 seconds.
Prasanjith broke the record timing of 53.85 set by NH Seneviratne of
Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa in 2009.
Newstead Girls College Negombo’s Vidusha Lakshani recorded a superb
distance of 11.82m to win the first place. Lakshani established a new
meet record erasing the the previous record of 11.67m set by VD
Priyadarshani in 2007.
In the morning session, boys under-20 5000m race walking event, SC
Bangamuwage of Makandura Central College clocked 23:41.70 min to
established a new meet record breaking the old record of 25:05.07 set by
MG Subasana of the same school while Tharanga Lakmal of Royal College
Horana bettered the previous record with a timing of 24:16.84 min.
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Himasha Eshan, who timed 10.70 seconds after his one year
ban, establshed a new meet record in boys under 20 100m at
the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. Pic Susantha
Wijegunasekara |
Triple Jump Under-18 Girls: 1. Vidusha Lakshani (Newstead
Girls College, Negombo) 11.82 m (New Meet Record), 2. R.A.S. Anne
Danushiki (Holy Family Balika MV, Wennappuwa 11.14 m, 3. K.H. Malshi
Hasarangi (Vijitha Central, Dickwella) 11.06 m.
200 Hurdles Under-20 Boys: 1. J. Lahiru Prasnjith (Thakshila
College, Horana 53.77 sec. (NMR), 2. Sohan Madushanka (De Mazoned
College, Kandana) 53.80 sec., 2. O.D. Ishan Lahiru (Thakshila College,
Horana) 55.42 sec.
Shot Put Under-16 Girls: 1. Resuree Wijesundara (Visakha
Vidyalaya, Colombo 9.80 m, 2. Jaane Gayana Silva (Ave Maria Convent,
Negombo) 9.47 m, 3. S. Fernando (Lyceum International College, Wattala)
9.09 m.
400 Hurdle Under-18 Boys: 1. Harsha Chathuranga (St. Peter’s
College, Colombo) 53.35 sec (NMR), 2. R.D.A. Vidusanka (St. Mary’s
College, Kegalle) 55.00 sec (Better Previous Record), 3. A.M. Hasinthaka
Dhayan (Central College, Kuliyapitiya 55.71 sec.
Long Jump Under-16 Girls: 1. P.W. Dasuni Vinodya (Central
College, Kuliyapitiya) 5.34 m.
400 Hurdles – Under-16 Boys: 1. G.W.C. Silva (Wijeyaba
National School, Maho) 58.15 sec., 2. P. Harriprasanna (Trinity College,
Kandy) 58.62 sec., 3. W. Prabath Sadeera (Gurukula College, Kelaniya)
59.62 sec.
5,000 m R/Walking Under-20 Boys: 1. S.C. Bangamuwage (Makandura
Central 23.41.90 min (NMR), 2. B.W. Tharanga Lakmal (Royal College,
Horana) 24.16 min (BPR), 3. O.G.M.C. Somasooriya (Vijaya Vidyalaya,
Matale) 25.26 min.
5,000 m R/Walking Under-20 Girls: 1. H.H.T. Madushika (Makandura
Central) 28.39.56 min, 2. H.H.S. Hansika (Makandura Central) 29.40 min,
3. N.A. Purni Sandunissanka (Kuliyapitiya Central) 30.50.01 min, 400
Hurdle Under-16 Girls: 1. D.M. Yamani Dulanjali (Ambagamuwa MMV) 1.8.09
min, 2. Stefni Silvester (Ambagamuwa MMV) 1.09.74 min, 3. B.M.I.N.K.
Basnayaka (A. Rathnayake Central, Walala) 1.10.35 min.
3,000 m Under-18 Girls: 1. A.M.M.P. Abesingha (A. Rathnayake
Central, Walala) 10.47.52 min, 2. E.M.A.G.R.P. Ekanayaka (A. Rathnayake
Central, Walala) 10.49.71 min.
High Jump Under-18 Boys: 1. H.P.S.P.M. Herath (Joseph Vaz
College, Wennappuwa) 1.98 m, 2. N.M.P.U. Bandara (Gateway College,
Rajagiriya) 1.94 m, 3. D.P.A. Haaru Navodith (Kuliyapitiya Central) 1.90
m.
200 m Under-16 Girls: 1. R.M. Shaseema (Rathnavali Balika
Vidyalaya, Gampaha) 26.48 sec., 2. M.R.M.S. Madurapperuma (St. Joseph’s
BMV, Kegalle) 26.62 sec., 3. W.A. Methma Kithmini (Janadipathi Balika
Vidyalaya) 26.71 sec.
200 m Under-20 Girls: 1. R.M.S.K. Rathnayaka (St. Joseph’s BMV,
Kegalle) 25.70 sec, 2. L.A.A. Perera (Sri Subhuthi National School)
26.70 sec., 3. L.G. Indika Srimalee (Rajapaksha Central, Weeraketiya)
26.87 sec.
800 m Under-16 Girls: 1. B.M.I.N.K. Basnayaka (A. Rathnayaka
Central, Walala) 2.18.99 min, 2. B.M.U.S.K. Basnayaka (A. Rathnayaka
Central, Walala) 2.21.87 min, 3. E.P.S.P. Divyanjali (A. Rathnayaka
central, wAlala) 2.22.08 min.
Discus Throw Under-16 Boys: 1. Saleen Hasalanka (Maristella
Colelge, Negombo) 47.15 m, 2. W.A. Chathuka Shehan (Kuliyapitiya
Central) 43.98 m, 3. U. Sujusanth (Mahajana College, Thelippalai) 40.90
m.
400 Hurdle Under-18 Girls: 1. A.M.P.S.K. Abayarathna (St.
Joseph’SJoseph’s BMV, Kegalle) 1.016.66 min, 2. R.W. Thushani Dineshika
(Ambagamuwa MMV, Udabulathgama) 1.06.80 min, 3. E.M. Vinodanee Umayangi
(Central College, Kuliyapitiya) 1.07.68 min.
400 Hurdles Under-20 Girls: 1. H.G.C.L. Hettigama (Sumana
Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnapura) 1.02.67 min (NMR), 2. E.P. Kaushalya
Madushani (Kuliyapitiya Central) 1.02.81 min, 3. G.V.H. Wathsala Kumari
(Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnapura) 1.04.94 min.
Pole Vault Under-20 Boys: 1. M.H.I. Sandaruwan (A. Rathnayaka
Central, Walala) 4.50 M (NMR), 2. A. Haggai Roshan (Arunodaya College,
Jaffna) 4.00 m, 3. B. Lavanan (Arunodaya College, Jaffna) 3.90 m.
800m Under 16 boys : 1. R.M.S.H. Bandara (Pujapitiya National
School) 2.03.82min, 2. E. Imalka Sanjana (Gurukula College, Kelaniya)
2.04.12min, 3. R.D. Gayan Lasantha (Heeloya Sri Sumangala M.V.)
2.04.72min.
800m Under 18 boys : 1. G.H. Charuka Kushantha (Heeloya Sri
Sumangala M.V.) 1.57.21min, 2. K.G. Mihiranga (Royal College, Colombo 7)
– 1.57.69min 3. R. Perera (Welimada Central College) – 1.57.76min
800m Under 20 boys : 1. K.H.A.D.S. Kumarasinghe (A. Rathnayaka
Central College, Walala) – 1.57.26min, 2. G. Sampath Rathna Kumara (Sri
Medankara M.V., Horana) – 1.57.46min 3. M.M. Kupun Kushantha (Nalanda
College, Colombo 10) – 1.57.56min.
200m Under 18 boys : 1. M.M.Y. Perera (Nalanda College,
Colombo) – 22.62sec 2. Vinod Vass (Gateway College, Rajagiriya) –
23.00sec 3. Shehan Lakshitha (Jenings International School) – 23.07sec.
100m x 4 : 1. A.S.M. Safan (St. Mary’s College, Chilaw) –
23.36sec, 2. Asiri Wijesekara (Gateway College, Rajagiriya) – 23.45sec,
3.. S. de Silva (Trinity College, Kandy) – 23.60sec.
200m Under 20 boys : 1. Malik Fernando (St. Peter’s College,
Colombo 4) – 21.80sec, 2. G.R.T.M. Jinadasa (St. Mary’s College, Kegalle)
– 22.40sec, 3. M.V. Suranjaya de Silva (Sri Devananda College,
Ambalangoda) – 22.50sec.
300m Under 18 boys : 1. W.B.M. Samaraweera (A. Rathnayaka
Central College, Walala) – 9.02.90min, 2. U.G.S. Umayanga (Ambathanne
Pushpadana M.V.) - 9.08.21min, 3. A.M.T. Hemantha (A. Rathnayake Central
College, Walala) – 9.12.76min. |
