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Colombo Educational Zone Meet...:
Shan Fernando and Vidusha Lakshani win Best Performance Awards
establishing records
by Nanda Ekanayake- Kotte Central Gr. Cor
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Best Performance of Meet – H.D. Vidusha Lakshani (at left) receives award
for Best Performance of Meet for girls for her distance of
12.11 metres – a new record. She receives Best Performance
award from B.A. Abeyratne – Director of Sports, Western
Province Education Office – Asst. Directed V. Upali
Amaratunga, Lalith Bandula and Principal of Newstead Girls
College Gayani Herath. Picture by Nanda Ekanayake – Kotte
Central Group Corr.
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Best Performance of Meet – Boys: Dinal Nayana Shan Fernando
(St. Sebastian’s College, Piliyandala) who established a new
record of 7.18 metres in the under 19 long jump event for
boys under 19 receives from K.P.N. Premasiri – Additional
Provincial Director of Education. Picture by Nanda Ekanayake
– Kotte Central Group Corr. |
Colombo Educational Zone with 1,477 points came first with Negombo
Educational Zone second with 1,035 points and Kelaniya Education Zone
third with 424 points at the Inter-Educational Zone school athletic meet
held at the Sugathadasa Outdoor Stadium. Dinal Nayana Shan Fernando from
Piliyandala Educational Zone and H.D. Vidusha Lakshani from Negombo
Educational Zone were adjudged the best in the men's and women's track
events in athletics. The best athletes (boys) and girls in their age
groups:
Under 15 (boys): Dahan Theuka Rajapakse (St. Benadic College,
Colombo) 100 metres in 11.2 secs (Net Meet record). (Girls): M.A.
Veronica Sathsarani (St.Sebastian girls College, Negombo - 400 metres in
60.7 secs.
Under 17 (boys): M. Supun Dananjaya (Royal College, Kalutara),
Discus Threw with throw of 52.2 metres. Under 17 girls: V. Randi Himasha
(Ratnawali Girls College, Colombo) High Jump with height of 1.66 metres
(New Record).
Under 19 boys: Dinal Nayana Shan Fernando (St.Sebastian
College, Piliyandala - Long Jump in 7.18 metres. (New Record).
Under 19 girls: H.D. Vidusha Lakshani of Newstead Girls
College, Negombo) Triple Jump in 12.11 metres (New Record).
Under 21 boys: G.K.D.S. Piyaratne of Nalanda College, Colombo
- Long Jump with 7.6 metres. Under 21 girls: Ruwanthi Ferdinands
(Gateway International College, Colombo - 200 metres in 26.3 seconds. |
