World
Athletics Day 200
Outstation boys and girls shine on World Athetics
day
By Shamseer Jaleel
S M Chathurangi Kumari (Dharmapala Bandaragama) winning the
girl under 17 1500 metre finals in 5.14.7 - Pic by Dinuka Liyanawatte:
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In
spite of the gruelling conditions on a venue with ongoing constructions
girls and boys from lesser known schools stole the limelight in
the World Athletics Day 2006 at the Colombo University Grounds yesterday.
This
event was organized by the Amateur Athletics Association of Sri
Lanka.
It was real eye opener. There were better known schools from Colombo,
Kandy and Galle represented at this meet. In spite of that the lads
and lasses from the hinterland proved as to why they have come dominate
the field of athletics at this meet.
Under
17 Girls 1500m: 1) S M Chaturangi Kumari (Dharmapala MV Bandaragama)
5.14.7, 2) C C Kumari (Taxila MV) 5.16.7, 3) C C Aluthwatte (Sumana
Balika Ratnapura) 5.24.7
Under
15 Girls Long Jump:
1) S Tennakoon (Deerananda Maha Vidyalaya) 4.79m, 2) S Mahaliyana
(St Bridget’s Convent) 4.70 m )D Fernando(Ladies College)
4.69 m
Under 17 Girls 100 m 1) Shamali Wickramasinghe (Good Shepherd Convent)
13.4 seconds2) H M G S A Ferdinandes (Holy Family Convent Bambalapitiya)
13.8 seconds3) G G Ranabahu (HFC Bambalapitiya) 13.9 seconds
Under
15 Girls 80 metres hurdles
1) S Mahaliyana (St Bridget’s Convt) 13.07 seconds 2)Durangi
Dissanayake (Grils High School Kandy)13.98 seconds 3)Ishanthi Fonseka
(HFC Colombo 4)14.45 seconds
Under
15 Girls High Jump
1) Krishni Hussaina (Sumana Ballika Ratnapura) 1.44 m 2) Agatha
Runasinghe (OKI Wattala) 1.39 m3) Viruni Ranasinghe (Vishaka)1.36
m
Under
17 Girls High Jump
1) Kalpani Senaratne (Musaeus Colombo)1.45.m 2) K Kaluarachchi (Sumana
Balika Ratnapura)1.36m3) Thilina Chandima (Sumana Balika Ratnapura(1.33
m
Under 15 Girls 150 m 1) Dhanushki Perera (Ladies College) 20.6 seconds
2) Durangi Dassanayake (Grils High School Kandy) 20.7 seconds2)
N Gunawardena (Rivisada MV Aranayake) 20.7 seconds
Under
17 Girls 200m 1) Shamali Wickramasinghe (Good Shepherd Kotahena)
27.3m2)G Ranabahu (Srimavo)27.8 m3) G Ferdinandes (HFC Colombo 4)
28.8 m
Under 17 Javelin throw Girls
1)
Chamrai Nilmini (Sumana Balika Ratnapura) 29.65 m2) Kaushalya Wijesinghe
(Dharmapala Pannipitiya) 29.37 m3) Meara Algama(Ladies College)
27.02 m
Under 17 Boys 1500 metres
1)
B Thilina Sampath (Dharmapala MV Bandarawela) 4.25.9 minutes2) G
H S I Wickramaratne (Anuradha National School) 4.30.9 minutes3)
A R P Anura (Deerananda MV ) 4.32.9 minutes
Under
17 Boys 100 metres
1) Madava de Silva (Richmond Galle)11.67 minutes 2) Chameera Peris
(Kalutara MV)11.92 minutes3) Nilanga Budhika (Mahabodi MV)11.98
minutes
Under
15 Long Jump Boys
1) M Weerasinghe (Joseph Vaz) 5.60 m2) Ruwan Gunasinghe (S. Thomas’
Mt Lavinia) 5.54 m3) Mohan Suranga (Taxila Horana) 5.48 m
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