JOSEPHIAN NAVEEN SHATTERS 10-YEAR-OLD RECORD

Naveen Marasinghe of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo stole the limelight on the opening day of the 47th Sir John Tarbat Junior Athletics Championships which commenced in Anuradhapura yesterday.

Naveen further distinguished himself as one of the most promising junior athlete by breaking the National record in the Boys’ Under15 Shot Put final.

He produced a fine performance of 15.71 metres to win the Gold Medal and bettered the previous record of 14.87 metres set by Sanjuna Sumanaweera of Royal Institute, Colombo way back in 2008.

Over 4,500 athletes are participating in this meet in four different age groups namely Boys’ and Girls’ Under-12, Under-13, Under14, Under-15 and Under-16.

The three-day event is conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Athletics Association and is sponsored by Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL). Day-1 results

Discus Throw - Under-15 Girls’: 1 Yelani Pabasara (Gamini MMV, Ingiriya) 26.32m, 2 C. A. N. N. Sandeepani (Wickramashila NS, Giriulla) 23.79m, 3 M. M. M. S. Dissanayake (Devi Balika Vidyalaya) 23.07m.

Long Jump – Under-13 Girls’: 1 Chamali Rashkika (St. Andrew’s Balika MV) 4.82m, 2 Nethmi Niwarthana (Weeriyagama MV, Sooriyawewa) 4.52m, 3 A. M. N. L. Atapattu (Maliyadewa Balika, Kurunegala) 4.50m.

Javelin Throw – Under-14 Girls’: 1 H. M. H. T. Herath (Sri Sumangala CC, Wariyapola) 22.02m, 2 Chethana Kavindi (Lyceum, Wattala) 21.20m, 3 U. K. R. M. R. Sewwandi (Abhayapura MV, Pulasthigama) 17.56m.

High Jump – Under14 Girls’: 1 Shashika Sewmini (Bodagama MV, Thanamalvila) 1.45m, 2 S. Tharindi Senadeera (Karndeniya CC) 1.38m, 3 R. T. Nayanamini (Pushpadana BV, Kandy) 1.38m.

High Jump – Under13 Boys’: 1 Meshark Milosh (Seventh Day Adventist High School) 1.56m, 2 Sangeeth Nimsara (Bodagama MV, Thanamalvila) 1.56m, 3 Lesandu Arthavinda (D. S. Senanayaka College, Colombo) 1.52m.

Discus Throw – Under-14 Boys’: 1 Pravishka Poorna (Wewita Maithree MV, Bandaragama) 32.98m, 2 R. Praveen (Kokuwil Hindu College) 31.59m, 3 Shashan Induwara (Kalthota Rohana Vidyalaya, Balangoda) 29.70m.

High Jump – Under12 Girls’: 1 Nadithya Geekiyanage (Dharmapala MV, Pannipitiya, 1.30m, 2 Anjalina Thamel (Holy Family BMV, Wennappuwa) 1.26m, 3 Akshatha Balachandran (Lyceum, Wattala) 1.22m.

Shot Put (4kg) - Under-15 Boys’: 1 Naveen Marasinghe (St. Joseph’s College, Colombo) 15.71m, 2 Yasiru Lakshan (Anamaduwa CC, Anamaduwa) 12.23m, 3 Dahan Nethsara (Ruhunu Vijayaba College, Beliatta) 11.86m.