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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:

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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