Trinity and Mahamaya boys and girls overall champs

by Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Special Corr.

ATHLETICS: Trinity College and Mahamaya Girls College won the boys and girls overall championships at the recent Track and Field Championship Meet organised by the Education Department, Kandy. The meet was held at the Bogambara Stadium.

The outstanding athlete in the under 19 boys age group was H. M. Saleemdeen who established a meet record with a timing of 56.80 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles event.

Best Athlete girls under 19 ... J.P. Kularatne of Girls High School, Kandy who with a effort of 4.64 metres in the Long Jump event for girls under 19 and also had a timing of 28.0 seconds in the 200 metres for girls was the best among the girls in both track and field events. Here she receives the champions shield for under 19 from Chief Minister (CP) Sarath Ekanayake.

Champ in under 11 age group ... 10 year-old R.M.P.M. Ranaweera of Trinity College who turned out to be the champion athlete in the under 11 boys age group, having clocked 15.02 seconds in the 100 metres and had a leap of 3.79 metres in the long jump receiving a shield from Mrs. Asoka Disanayake - Deputy Principal of Mahamaya Girls College, kandy. Pic. by Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Special Corr.

A record-breaker gets his reward ... H.M. Salimdeen - who turned out to be the outstanding athlete in the under 19 events at the Education Department organised Track and Field Meet at Bogambara, receives the champions trophy from Lt. Col. Gamini Samrakoon - Commanding Officer, Cadet Corps, Kandy. Salimdeen established a record in the 400 meters Hurdles event with a timing 56.80 seconds. Pic. by Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Special Corr.

The top two ... 200 metres girls under 17 ... Akshana Maralanda of Mahamaya Girls College (No.169) came first in 200 metres clocking 25.09 seconds while Budhini Samarasinghe (No.170) came second.