Trinity boy is youngest at weightlifting Nationals

by Upananda Jayasundera

Sixteen year old Bevishan Wijewickrema, a student of Trinity College, Kandy will be the youngest contestant at the National Weightlifting Championships to be held at the Sports Ministry Weight Lifting Centre, Torrington Square, Colombo on August 11 and 12.

Bevishan won a Commonwealth championship Bronze Medal last year in Malaysia.

Apart from him Chinthana Vithanage (Navy) former Gold Medallist at the Commonwealth Games, Neil Perera (Air Force) Shanaka Peters (Air Force) and Indika Dissanayake (Navy) are the other outstanding Weightlifters expected to participate.

Among the women Weightlifters, Dhammika Harischandra (Air Force) who is holding 19 Sri Lanka records along with L.G. Vinodhini Dharmasena (Air Force) D.C. Priyanthi (Navy) and Harshani Gomes (Wadduwa Weightlifting Club) are a few outstanding women set to participate.

According to national Weightlifting coach R.B. Wickremasinghe a few Sri Lanka records are expected to be created at the meet.