One new Sri Lanka record, one meet record on day two
The second day’s proceedings of the 93rd Athletics National Championship held at the Diyagama Stadium yesterday saw a new Sri Lanka record being established and one new meet broken -- both in the women’s category.
The first record for the day was in women’s pole vault event where Anoma Karunawansa of Army broke her own national record of 3.32m with a new height of 3.33m while the second record which was a new meet record which came in the women’s triple jump event with Vidusha Lakshani of Newstead BV Negombo representing Sri Lanka Schools AA with a leap of 13.30m.
It was Lakshani’s second gold medal of the championship having won the long jump event on day one. Meanwhile Army dominated the proceedings. They won most of the events from the 15 finals results that were released from the 17 finals that were scheduled to be held for the day. Today is the final day of the championship.
Results: Women’s:
1. Nadeeka Lakmali (Army – 57.47m), 2. H.L.N.D. Lekamge (Army – 52.40), 3. K.A.M.P. Silva (Navy – 51.60); 1. Anoma Karunawansa (Navy – 3.33m – New Record), 2. S.D. Ranasinghe (Air Force – 3.20), 3. M.N.P. Silva (Army – 3.10);
1. Vidusha Lakshani (School AA – 13.30m – New Meet Record), 2. K.A.S. Dulanjali (Air Force – 12.33), 3. Divyangi Bandarawatta (Air Force – 12.06); 1. N.C.D. Priydaharshani (Navy – 12.30secs), 2. A.G.T.S. Karunatilleke (Army – 12.39), 3. Nadeeshani Waragoda (Police – 12.43); 1. W.P.E.R. Dulakshi (Air Force – 4.22.78secs), 2. U.K.N. Ratnayake (Army – 4.27.90), 3. A.M.D,R. Amarasinghe (Air Force – 4.43.38); 1. R.M.C.S. Rasnayake (Air Force – 53.79secs), 2. A.G.W.M. Karunatilleke (Army – 55.02), 3. Pathma Kumari (Army – 55.45); 1. D.K. Ranasinghe (Navy – 1.68m), 2. L.G.A.T. Vinadhani (Army – 1.68), 3. H.M.N.M. Siriwardena (Army – 1.65); 1. W.T.K. Fernando (Air Force – 14.14m), 2. M.N.D. Muthunayake (Navy – 13.52), 3. P.D. Clarence (Air Force – 11.90).
Men’s:
D.L. Samarajeewa (Army– 30.51.85secs), 2. R.M.Y.G.N. Bandara (Army – 30.52.58), 3. B.U. Wijithakumara (Army – 3108.52);
1. A.J.D. Perera (Navy - 14.68m), 2. Samitha Jayawardena (Army – 14.15), 3. U.S.P.H. Battage (Navy – 14.13); 1. Himasha Eshan (Army – 10.49secs), 2. A.L.M. Ashroff (Army – 10.58), 3. Sandaruwan Ambepitiya (Army – 10.66); 1. R.K.C.S. Somawardena (Army – 3.51.27secs), 2. W.S.K. Fernando (Army – 3.53.85), 3. M.K.G.A. Nissanka (Army – 3.54.18); 1. Dilip Ruwan (Army – 47.10secs), 2. Kasun Seneviratne (Navy – 47.35), 3. Kalinga Kumarage (Army – 47.43);
1. I.D.S.S. Jayasinghe (Army – 16.00m), 2. Nimakasja Karunasinghe (Army – 15.87), 3. Dinesh Kumara Fernando (Army – 15.87);
1. L.A.D. Elansan (Army – 44.97m), 2. K. Nilantha (Army – 43.64), 3. S.P.S.J. Abeywickrama (Air Force – 43.38).