Trinity wins weightlifting c'ship for 4th consecutive year
by Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Spl. Corr.
Trinity College won the Weightlifting Championship for the fourth
successive year at the National Schools Contest held at the Dheerananda
maha Vidyalaya, Pilimatalawa.
Trinity won 6 Golds, 6 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.

The victorious Trinity College weightlifting team that won
the Weightlifting Championship for the Fourth Consecutive
Year at the National Schools Contest held at the Dheerananda
Maha Vidyalaya at Pilimatalawa.Standing left to right:
Bevishan Wijewickrama, Kishal Siriwardana, Anjana Bandara,
Shalendra Alahkoon, Shenal Abeywarna, Isuru Rangala, Patrick
Jayasundara, Sachinda Dissanayake, Sanushka Abeywickrama,
Keshawa Palayangoda.Seated from left to right: P.K.G.N.
Dayan (Coach), Anuradha Karunathilaka, Suren Karunathilaka,
Lochana Girihagama (Captain), Umesh Samarasekara (Vice
Captain), Haneef Azher, Galagoda (MIC). |
Lochana Girihagama set three junior records contesting in the 77 kgs
weight category, lifting 106 Kgs snatch, 137 Kgs in clean and jerk and
the total lift of 243 Kgs.
Under-17: B.J. Wijewickrema (TCK) Gold 77 Kgs, snatch 73 Kgs. Clean
and Jerk 100Kgs, total 173 Kgs.
S.N. Abeywarna (TCK) Gold 69 Kgs., snatch 72 Kgs. Clean and Jerk 91
Kgs,., Total: 163 Kgs.
J.M.S. Jayasundera (TCK) Gold 95Kgs,., Snatch 70Kgs,., Clean and jerk
85 Kgs,., Total: 155 Kgs.
A.J. Bandara (TCK) Silver 17 Kg., Snatch 63 Kgs., Clean and Jerk 80
Kgs, Total: 143 Kgs.
S. Alahakoon (TCK), Silver 95 Kgs., Snatch 70 Kgs., Clean and Jerk
100 Kgs., Total: 170 Kgs.
K.W. Palayangoda (TCK) Silver - 69 Kgs., Snatch 62 Kgs., Clean and
Jerk 80 Kgs., Total: 142 Kgs.
S. Abeywickrema (TCK) Bronze - 56 Kgs., Snatch 60 Kgs., Clean and
Jerk 75 Kgs., Total: 135 Kgs.
Under-20: L.A.B. Girihagama (TCK) Gold 85 Kgs., Snatch 106 Kgs.,
Clean and Jerk 137 Kgs., Total: 243 Kgs.
H.G. Samarasekera (TCK), Gold 77 Kgs., Snatch 90 Kgs., Clean and Jerk
118 Kgs., Total: 208 Kgs.
A.S. Karunatillake (TCK) Gold + 105 Kgs., Snatch 75 Kgs., Clean and
Jerk 105 Kgs., Total: 180 Kgs.
S.U.B. Karunatilleke (TCK), Silver 69 Kgs., Snatch 85 Kgs., Clean and
Jerk 105 Kgs., Total: 149 kgs.
I.A. Rangala (TCK), Silver 77 Kgs., Snatch 78 Kgs., Clean and Jerk
105 Kgs., Total: 178 Kgs.
A.H. Azher (TCK) silver 85 Kgs., Clean and Jerk 102 Kgs., Total: 187
Kgs.
S. Dissanayake (TCK), Bronze 69 Kgs., Snatch 70 Kgs., Clean and Jerk
100 Kgs., Total: 170 Kgs.
K.S. Siriwardena (TCK) Bronze 94 Kgs., Snatch 71 Kgs., Clean and Jerk
91 Kgs., Total: 162 Kgs. |