Westerner Priyadharshani in shattering show
by Sajeewa Jayakody
Chamali Priyadharshani of the Western Province shattered a
13-year-old Sri Lanka long jump record while Uva Province’s Ayesha
Maduwanthi created a new Sri Lanka record in the hammer throw on the
second day at the 41st Sri Lanka National Sports Festival held at the
Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium, Diyagama, Homagama yesterday.
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Chamali Priyadarshani competes in the women’s long jump
final for a new Sri Lanka record
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Ayesha Maduwanthi throws the hammer to establish a new Sri
Lanka record yesterday at the National Sports Festival at
the Mahinda Rajapaksa stadium in Diyagama (Picture by
Ranjith Asanka) |
Priyadharshani recorded a 6.43-metre distance erasing the previous
record of 6.40 metres set by Nayanthi Kumari Chandrasena in May 2002 in
Bangkok.
“I trained hard aiming for a gold medal at the next South Asian
Games,” Priyadarshani told journalists after her record breaking feat.
Ayesha Maduwanthi’s 43.18 metre hammer throw distance renewed her own
Sri Lanka record. The Uva Province athlete erased her previous Sri Lanka
record of 42.74 metres set in last year’s National Sports Festival held
in Anuradhapura.
Meanwhile HI Sandaruwan established a new meet record in the Pole
Vault final.
Sandaruwan, the current Sri Lanka record holder of the event leaped
4.83 metres to erase the previous National Sports Festival record of
4.72 metres set by Pradeep Perera in 2001.
However, Sandaruwan holds the Sri Lanka Pole Vault record of 4.91
metres which was set up this year at the Selection Trial for the South
Asian Games.
[Day Two final results:]
Men:
200m: 1 MV Suranjaya (Southern) 21.02 sec NMR, 2 RM Rajashkan
(Eastern) 21.20 sec, 3 DC Niroshan (North Western) 21.50 sec.
400m Hurdles: 1 Aravinda Chathuranda (Uva Province) 51.97 sec, 2 NJ
Gunatilleke (Sabaragamuwa) 52.30 sec, 3 Lahiru Maduranga (Southern)
54.40 sec.
Shot Putt: 1 ID Perera (Eastern) 15.29 m, 2 RS Jayawardena (North
Western) 14.30 m, 3 Shashila Jayakody (Western) 13.76 m.
Pole Vault: 1 HI Sandaruwan (Western) 4.83 m NMR, 2 Channa Fernando
(Western) 4.40 m, 3 CP Senaratne (North Western) 4.40 m.
800m: 1 AP Amarasiri (Central) 1:50.22 sec, 2 DS Kumarasinghe
(Central) 1:50.94 sec, 3 CS Somawardena (Sabaragamuwa) 1:51.33 sec.
Women:
Long Jump: 1 CD Priyadarshani (Western) 6.43 m NSLR, 2 A Pulwansa
(Western) 5.94 m, 3 HT Kumari (Western) 5.77 m.
200m: 1 RK Ratnayake (Sabaragamawa) 24.12 sec, Chandrika Rasnayake
(North Western) 24.15 sec, 3 SS Jayatilleke (Western) 24.86 sec.
400m Hurdles: Eranga Dulakshi (Southern) 59.51 sec NMR, 2 PK
Madushani (North Western) 1:00.34 sec BP, 3 ND Wickramasinghe (North
Western) 1:01.09 sec.
Hammer throw: 1 AA Maduwanthi (Uva) 43.18 m NSLR, 2 SM Amarasinghe
(Southern) 41.71 m, 3 Aruni Lakshika (Western) 39.61 m.
800m: 1 LA Nimali (Southern) 2:05.32 sec NMR, 2 TA Abeyratne
(Southern) 2:06.15 sec, 3 Eranga Dulakshi (Southern) 2:10.69 sec. |
