Amazing girl plays eight sports

by S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen

Little Sandunika Chathurangi of President's College, Rajagiriya is an amazing child who competes in eight sports at the age of 14 and showing plenty of maturity to do bigger things.

The sports include athletics, hockey, gymnastics, netball, and football.

Her pet sport is athletics in which she has shown her prowess in representing the school in both the Junior and Senior John Tarbat Athletic championships and in all age groups.

Her performances are as follows:

Won the Western Province under-13 long Jump

Won the Western Province Schools under-14 long jump

Won the Western Province Schools under-15 100 metres sprint

Was placed third in the Western Province Schools under-16 100 metres

Was placed first in the Western Province Schools under-16 400 metres

Was placed second in the Western Province under-15 200 metres

Her crowing glory was when she was placed first at the Sri Lanka Junior Athletic championship in 2013 running in the girls under-18 100 metres event when she was barely 12 years old.

She is also a member of her school's relay team and is often entrusted with the last lap just in case her team-mates lag behind.

Her team's performances in the 4X100 relay events:

In 2015 Western Province Schools under-16 first place

In 2014 Western Province under 15 second place

In 2015 Western Province under 15 second place

In 2014 Western Province under 16 second place

She was a member of the schools under 13 team which won a Gold Star at the All Island Schools hockey Carnival organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association and held in Kandy in June this year.

She was also a member of the schools football team which performed well in the zonal championship.