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Air Force and Jinarajini SC emerge Judo Champions
Sri Lanka Air Force and Jinarajini Sports Club bagged the respective men's and women's championship titles at the National Judo Championships 2003 held recently. Air Force with 64 points won the men's title while Jinarajini SC who finished with 43 points carried away the women's title.

Ranil Seneviratne representing Sri Lanka Defense Research Dojo won the men's open title while A.M.S.K. Attanayake from Air Force won the second place. The third place was shared by G.V.S. Munidasa of Air Force and H.L.G.A.K. Lankeshwara of Wickremabahu Sports Club.

Results:
Men - 45 kg U.D. Sarath Sanjeewa (Sri Lanka Army), B.A. Ruwan Chandra (Uva Wellassa Sports Club), A.R.M. Shafraz (C.M.C), S.M.C. Bandara (Sri Lanka Air Force).50 kg. M.G.N.S. Attanayake (Sri Lanka Air Force), W.P. Amarasiri (Sri Lanka Army), A.A.N.P. Amarasinghe (Sri Lanka Air Force), V.H.S. Priyankara Kithsiri (Wewatenna Sports Club).55 kg S. Othalawa (Sri Lanka Air Force), S.N.K. Rajasinghe (Sri Lanka Air Force), K.M. Anushka Ratnayake (Sri Lanka Police), P.S.A.A.D. Sahabandu (Sri Lanka Army).60 kg P.G.C.D. Senarath (Sri Lanka Air Force), R.M. Asanka Ratnayake (Sri Lanka Air Force), Ajith Kumara (Sri Lanka Police), U.P. Uyanwatta (Sri Lanka Air Force). 66 kg A.M.S.K. Attanayake (Sri Lanka Air Force), H.L.G.C.K. Lankeshwara (Wickramabahu Sports Club), S.C. Weerasuriya (Sri Lanka Air Force), W.N.P. Kumara (Sri Lanka Air Force).73 kg P.B.S. Susantha (Sri Lanka Air Force), K.D.P. Wijesekara (Sri Lanka Air Force), Priyantha Dhammika (Sri Lanka Army), M.V.S. Muvis (Sri Lanka Police).81 kg W.G.U.S. Munidasa (Sri Lanka Air Force), K.H.S.K. Hapuarachchi (Sri Lanka Police), Rohitha Wickremasinghe (C.M.C), M.A.A. Perera (Sri Lanka Air Force).90 kg G.C.W.W. Gunawardana (Warakapola Judo Club), C.W. Kumara (Sri Lanka Air Force), U.T.M. Jayaweera (Warakapola), R.D.K.P.C. Gunasekara (Sri Lanka Police).100 kg R.D. Seneviratne (Sri Lanka Self Defense Research Dojo), M.S. Pushpakumara (Sri Lanka Police), R.S.M.N. Rajith (Sri Lanka Air Force), R.M.S.K. Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka Army).Over 100 kg Y.D. Nimalaratne (Sri Lanka Police), Seneviratne (Sri Lanka Air Force).

Open
R.D. Seneviratne (Sri Lanka Self Defense Research Dojo), A.M.S.K. Attanayake (Sri Lanka Air Force), G.V.S. Munidasa (Sri Lanka Air Force), H.L.G.A.K. Lankeshwara (Wickreamabahu Sports Club).

Team event ( men's)
Sri Lanka Air Force
Sri Lanka Police
Sri Lanka Army
Junior open
M.D.E.L. Weerasinghe (Sri Lanka Self Defense Research Dojo), M.M. Wimalasiri (Jinaraja Sports Club), H.A.C. Jayantha Bandara (Weawatenna Sports Club)
Amila Nuwan (Jinaraja Sports Club).
Over all champion men
Sri Lanka Air Force - 64
Sri Lanka Police - 19
Sri Lanka Army - 14

Women
40 kg. Shamila Roshan (Sri Lanka Self Defense Research Dojo), Chamini Dinusha Gunasena (Jinarajini Sports Club), Danushka Sanjeewani (Jinarajini Sports Club), Chathurangi Wijesundara (Jinarajini Sports Club). 44 kg Inoka Priyadharshani Wickremage (Jinarajini Sports Club), Nayana Sanjeewani Wijeratne (Jinarajini Sports Club), K.M. Sujeewa (C.M.C), M.H. Palliyaguruge (C.M.C).48 kg Inoka Udayangani Ekanayake (Jinarajini Sports Club), Chamila Dilhani Wijeratne (Jinarajini Sports Club), Dinusha Balaratne (Jinarajini Sports Club), W.M.D.K. Herath (Y.M.C.A).52 kg Shyama Wickremage (Jinarajini Balika Vidyalaya), R.P.D.D. Devika ( C.M.C), Kemini Abeyratne (Jinarajini Sports Club), D.M.S. De Silva (C.M.C). 57 kg M.M. Surangi Upamali (Uva Wellassa Sports Club), Gothami Ranaweerage (Jinarajini Sports Club), D.C. De Kudahetti (Sri Lanka Air Force), W.M.U.N. Keerthiratne (Anuradhapura Sports Club), P.P.S.S. Gunasekara (Y.M.C.A), M.D.L.V. Weerasinghe (Sri Lanka Air Force).

Open
Shyama Wickremage (Jinarajini Sports Club), M.D.C.V. Weerasinghe (Sri Lanka Air Force), Inoka Wickremage (Jinarajini Sports Club), P.P.S.S. Gunasekara (Y.M.C.A).

Junior open
Niluka Idamwwatta (Jinarajini Sports Club), Anuruddika Mallawarachchi (Anuradhapura Sports Club), Iresha Lalanthi (Anuradhapura Sports Club), Prarthana Sandamali (Anuradhapura Sports Club).

Overall champion (women)
Jinarajini Sports club - 43
C.M.C - 6
Air Force, Sri Lanka Self Defense Research Dojo, Uva Wellassa Sports Club-5.


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