350 Schools at Senior Tarbat Athletic Championships
This event will also serve as the final trial for the South Asian Athletic Championship to be held in Lucknow, India on October 19 and 20. The Sri Lanka Athletics Association said the performances of the U-20 athletes, boys and girls, will dictate the selection of the Sri Lanka team.
The 86th Sir John Tarbat Schools Senior Athletic Championship will take place from September 13 to 15 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex Diyagama. 350 schools featuring 3,500 athletes will participate in this 3-day event held in 3 age categories – Under (U)-16, U-18 and U-20 (Boys and Girls). This event will also serve as the final trial for the South Asian Athletic Championship to be held in Lucknow, India on October 19 and 20. The Sri Lanka Athletics Association said the performances of the U-20 athletes, boys and girls, will dictate the selection of the Sri Lanka team. “Uplifting school Athletics is one of the key priorities of Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association (SLSAA), and initiatives of this nature cannot be fulfilled without the support of corporate entities such as Ceylon Biscuits Ltd (CBL) which has many brands under its belt. We wish to continue this partnership and elevate National level Athletics by supporting school athletes.” said SLSAA President N.A.D.R. Hemantha.
Ritzbury is sponsoring the event for the 5th successive time.
“Ritzbury has always been in the forefront of uplifting young athletes of the country, and we are glad to extend our support towards the success of the country’s oldest school athletics championship for the fifth consecutive year. Supporting Sri Lanka’s youth athletes through successful partnerships with the SLSAA and other sporting bodies in the country, is integrated into CBL’s core CSR ethos,” said CBL Group General Manager- Marketing, Theja Peiris.