Isuru and Gayani clinch race walking titles
Isuru Dunukara celebrates after winning the event
Isuru Salinda Dunukara of North Central Province and Gayani Prathapasinghe of Southern Province clinched the Men’s and Women’s title respectively in the 45th National Sports Festival (NSF) race walking events worked off in Anuradhapura yesterday.
Twenty-seven-year-old Isuru from Sri Lanka Army completed the course of 20km with a time of one hour, 38 minutes and 38 seconds. Meanwhile, 25-year-old Gayani also from Sri Lanka Army, clocked one hour, 54 minutes and 28 seconds to complete the course of 20km. The Men’s and Women’s marathon events will be worked off in Anuradhapura today.
Results
Men’s
1: Isuru Salinda Dunukara (North Central) 1:38:38s
2: G. S Chandika (Western) 1:39:09s
3: Niroshan Appuhami (Western) 1:42:19s
4: R. M. D. Rukmal (Uva) 1:43:02s
5: Sampath Fernando (Western) 1:47:44s
Women’s
1: Gayani Prathapasinghe (Southern) 1:54:28s
2: Dinusha Dilhani (Southern) 2:04:24s
3: Lakshmi Kalyani (Southern) 2:08:11s
4: Sandamali Jayarathne (North Central) 2:08:49s
5: J. K. K. M. C. Damayanthi (Uva) 2:13:52s
Gayani Prathapasinghe reacts after her win