Five meet records set up

by Sajeewa Jayakody

Five meeet records were set up on the third day of the 55th Junior National Athletics Championship held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium, Diyagama, Homagama yesterday.

Eranga Dulakshi of Sri Lanka Air Force set up a new record in the Women’s Under-23 400 metres hurdles event clocking 1:01.97 breaking the previous record of 1:03.8 set by MN Kalupahana of Ratnapura District Athletics Association in 2007 Junior National Athletics Meet.

Dulakshi is country’s leading runner for women’s 3000m Steeple Chase event, which she holds the current Sri Lanka record for the event.

Final results:

Boys Under-23 Discus Throw: 1 SM Aasik (Sri Lanka Army) 37.75m, 2 AMAS Bandara (Kandy DAA) 37.01m, HMPGDB Ratnayake (Sri Lanka Air Force) 35.92m.

Boys Under-16 Javelin Throw: 1 BHMADM Jayasinghe (Ibbagamuwa Central College) 52.85m, 2 Tharindu Ranaweera (Rajasinghe Central College, Hanwella) 50.50, 3 DJKK Mahesha (Mahinda College, Galle) 46.94.m.

Boys Under-23 3000m Steeple Chase: 1 TMC Udayanga (Sri Lanka Air Force) 9:51.04, 2 WRBA Pushpakumara (Sri Lanka Air Force) 10:06.91, 3 SAM Rupasinghe (Kurunegala DAA) 10:12.49.

Boys Under-20 3000m Steeple Chase: 1 AMDP Abeykoon (Sri Lanka Air Force) 9:41.20, 2 GHSU de Silva (Walala A Ratnayake Central College) 9:49.20, 3 KBC Kodithuwakku (Ratnapura DAA) 9:49.89.

Boys Under-16 800m: 1 PD Gayan Lasantha (B/Heeloya Sri Sumangala MV, Bandarawela) 2:07.64, 2 RMSH Bandara (K/Pujapitiya NS) 2:07.75, P Harriprasanna (Trinity College) 2:08.39.

Boys Under-18 800m: 1 Charuka Kushantha (Heeloya Sri Sumangala MV, Bandarawela) 1:57.85, 2 Janith Krishan (St Thomas College, Kotte) 1:58.61, 3 Mithum Mihiranga (Sri Subuthi National School, Battaramulla) 1:59.20.

Boys Under-20 800m: 1 DS Kumarasinghe (Walala A Ratnayake Central College) 1:54.90, 2 Pramod Buddhika (Rajapaksa Central College, Weeraketiya) 1:55.35, 3 MK Kushantha (Nalanda College, Colombo 10) 1:55.61.

Boys Under-23 800m: 1 Tharaka Fonseka (Sri Lanka Army) 1:52.77, 2 AW Amarasinghe (Sri Lanka Army) 1:53.32, 3 KK Dissanayake (SL Army) 1:53.49.

Boys Under-16 200m: 1 Gihan Chathuranga (Ginigathena Central College) 24.13, 2 SM Safran (St Mary’s College, Chilaw) 24.40, 3 Thisara Lakshan (President’s College, Maharagama) 24.53.

Boys Under-18 200m: 1 MN Sachinthana (Nalanda College, Colombo) 22.59, 2 Samith Lakmal (Sivali Central College, Ratnapura) 22.83, 3 Vindo Lakshitha (Un Attached) 23.16.

Boys Under-20 200m: 1 Suranjaya de Silva (ABK, Nugegoda) 22.04 EMR, 2 Malik Fernando (St Peter’s College, Colombo) 22.51, 3 Shalitha Dilshan (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 22.90.

Boys Under-23 200m: 1 CM Jayasekara (SL Navy) 22.05, 2 CV Gunasena (SL Air Force) 22.75, 3 DC Niroshan (SL Air Force) 22.78.

Boys Under-18 400m Hurdles: 1 Hasinthaka Dayan (Kuliyapitiya Central College) 56.82, 2 DA Vidusanka (St Mary’s College, Kegalle) 56.86, 3 Isuru Mihiranga (Kuliyapitiya Central College) 57.76.

Boys Under-20 400m Hurdles: 1 Sohan Madusanka (De Mazenod College, Kandana) 53.72 NMR, 2 JL Prasanjith (Taxila Central College, Horana) 54.16 BPR, 3 Ashan Indika (Gateway College) 55.42.

Boys Under-23 400m Hurdles: 1 Saleen Deen (SL Army) 53.99, 2 CR Seneviratne (SL Air Force) 55.05, 3 Aravinda Chathuranga (SL Army) 55.25.

Girls-16 Shot Putt: 1 Resuree Wijesundara (Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo) 11.11 NMR, 2 Silpa Fernando (Lyceum International School, Wattala) 10.64 BPR, 3 JG de Silva (Ave Maria Convent, Colombo) 10.23.

Girls Under-16 800m: 1 SP Divanjali (Walala A Ratnayake Central College) 2:24.80, 2 CK Basnayake (Walala A Ratnayake Central College) 2:25.46, 3 SM Rajasekara (Lanka Lions Sports Club) 2:25.83.

Girls Under-18 800m: 1 Nishanthi Dilhani (Kuliyapitiya Central College) 2:15.32, 2 MP Abeysinghe (Walala A Ratnayake Central College) 2:16.50, 3 SD Rajasekara (Lanka Lions Sports Club) 2:23.76.

Girls Under-20 800m: 1 R Nadeesha (SL Army) 2:16.64, 2 SK Kumari (Walala A Ratnayake Central College) 2:19.42, 3 KP Kumari (SL Army) 2:20.47.

Girls Under-23 800m: 1 MK Seneviratne (Sri Rahula College, Katugastota) 2:21.92, 2 AC Jayamini (Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnapura) 2:22.85, 3 SM Abeysinghe (SL Air Force) 2:23.76.

Girls Under-20 Long Jump: 1 Chathuri Dharmasena (Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnapura) 5.29m, 2 Isanka Mendis (Newstead Girls College, Negombo) 5.15m, 3 NR Fernando (Holy Family BMV, Wennappuwa) 5.03m.

Girls Under-23 Long Jump: 1 HT Kumari (SL Air Force) 5.56m, 2 AS Dulanji (SL Air Force) 5.55m, 3 HD Perera (SL Air Force) 5.39m.

Girls Under-23 Shot Putt: 1 Tiluni Menaka (Matara DAA) 11.52m, 2 DR Kalupahana (SL Air Force) 10.05m, 3 AD Weeraratne (SL Air Force) 9.58m.

Girls Under-20 Shot Putt: 1 Amanthi Silva (St Bridget’s Convent, Colombo) 12.06m, 2 GH Rangika (Rajasinghe Central College, Hanwella) 9.12m, 3 R Tharshika (Vavuniya DAA) 9.04m.

Girls Under-16 200m: 1 MS Madurapperuma (St Joseph’s BMV, Kegalle) 26.41, 2 Methma Kithmini (Janadipathi Balika Vidyalaya, Rajagiriya) 26.62, 3 NM Sumanaweera (St Joseph’s BMV, Kegalle) 27.09.

Girls Under-18 200m: 1 RK Ratnayake (St Joseph’s BMV, Kegalle) 25.60, 2 PG Madushika (Kathaluwa Central College, Ahangama) 25.66, 3 CD Pallewatte (St Joseph’s BMV, Kegalle) 25.99.

Girls under-20 200m: 1 RA Jayasinghe (St Joseph’s BMV, Kegalle) 26.28, 2 CL Hettigama (Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnapura) 26.76, 3 Achini Anuruddhika (Colombo DAA) 26.79.

Girls Under-23 200m: 1 NH Hendorson (SL Air Force) 25.16, 2 DL Fernando (SL Air Force) 25.30, 3 AI Madushani (SL Air Force) 26.13.

Girls Under-18 400m Hurdles: 1 KS Thennakoon (Ferguson High School, Ratnapura) 1:08.02, 2 SK Abeyratne (St Joseph’s BMV, Kegalle) 1:08.31, 3 Doneesha Jayakody (Girls High School, Kandy) 1:10.66. 

Girls Under-20 400m Hurdles: 1 Kawushalya Madushani (Kuliyapitiya Central College) 1:03.55 NMR, 2 Wathsala Madushani (Sumana Balika Vidyalay, Ratnapura) 1:03.61 BPR, 3 CL Hettigama (Sumana Balika V, Ratnapura) 1:05.57.

Girls Under-23 400m Hurdles: 1 ER Dulakshi (SL Air Force) 1:01.97 NMR, 2 NG Jayathilaka (Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnapura) 1:03.74, 3 SU Madushani (SL Air Force) 1:05.26.