St.Sylvester’s and Walala A. Ratnayake Vidyalaya the Kandy District
Athletics champs
by Upananda Jayasundera – Kandy Sports Special Corr.

Best athlete field events – Madushika Pilapitiya of Mahamaya
Girls College) receives the best athlete field events from
chief guest Sarath Ekanayake – Chief Minister of Central
Province. Picture by Upananda Jayasundera – Kandy Sports
Special Corr.)
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St.Sylvester’s College with 73 points won the senior boys
championships and Walala A. Ratnayake Vidyalaya won with 93 points won
the Senior Girls Championships at the Kandy District Track and Field
Championships organised by the Kandy District Athletic Association.
In the Junior Championships, Trinity College won the Junior Boys
Championships with 121 points and Mahamaya College girls won the Junior
Girls Championships with 120 points.
Senior Boys Team Championships: 1. St.Sylvester’s College 73
points, 2. Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya 42 points 3. Dharmaraja College and
Vidyartha College with 22 points each.
Junior Boys Championships: 1. Trinity College 121 points, 2.
St.Sylvester’s College 62 points, 3. Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya 42 points.
Senior Girls Team Championships: 1. A. Ratnayake Vidyalaya 93
points, 2. Mahamaya Girls College 54 points 3. Nugawela Vidyalaya 47
points.
Junior Girls Team Championships: 1. Mahamaya Girls College 120
points. 2. Swarnamahal Balika 36 points. 3. Walala A. Ratnayake
Vidyalaya 25 points.
The best athletes at the meet:
Boys

4 x 400 metres under 15 relay event winners – Trinity
College – left of right) C. Kalugampitiya (Master-in-Charge,
Navin Rajaratne, Mohamed Inum, H.G. Ariyaratne (Coach),
Sahan Hettiarachchi, Ruchika Kumarasinghe, G. Dhanapala and
N. Bandula (Officials). |
Under 14: (Track): B.K. Munaweera (Trinity 100 metres in 12.9
secs, (field): D.L.I Ratnayake (St.Sylvester’s) long jump 5.02 metres.
Under 15: (Track) R.M. Kumarage 100 metres in 13.5 secs,
(field): D.M.I.R. Bandara (Nugawela) – Long Jump 5.27 metres.
Under 20: (Track) P.M.S. Bandara (St.Sylvester’s) 400 metres
in 51.6 secs (field) H. Herath (Sri Sumangala) long jump 6.35 metres.
Open (Men): - Track – Dilip Kumar (S.L. Army) 11.5 seconds
field: W.H. Dharmasiri (SL Army) Discus – 28 metres.
Women
Under 14 girls (Track) Nethmi Hapuarachchi (Good Shepered
Convent 100 metres in 13.5 secs, (field): P. Pilipitiya (Mahamaya) Long
Jump 4.77 metres.
Under 15 girls (Track): Methma Athauda (Mahamaya) 100 metres
13.6 secs, (field): Thisari Lokuliyana (Mahamaya) long jump 4.39 metres
Under 20 girls (Track) B. Basnayake (A. Ratnayake Vidyalaya)
400 metres in 57.6 secs (field): Ravina Ranaweera (Mahamaya) long jump
4.62 metres.
Women – (Track): J. Priyadharshani (Sri Rahula) 1,500 metres
in 5 mins 18.5 secs, (field): R. Harischandra (Dheerananda) – High Jump
1.60 metres.

A record-breaker Nethmi Hapuarachchi of Good Sheperd
Convent, Kandy who set a new record in 100 metres under 14
in 13.5 secs beating former record of 13.6 seconds by
Akshawa Maralanda of Mahamaya) with her coach S. Vithanage. |

The 4 x 100 metres relay champs – Dharmaraja College team
(from left): Y. Weerakkody, I. Chandrasekara, R. Chandimal
and D. Sandeepa.
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