Susanthika, Darsha in 200m clash

Susanthika Jayasinghe will be the first Sri Lankan athlete to come under the starters' orders in the women's 200 metres together with Damayanthi Darsha at the World championships in Seville, Spain from August 20 to 30.

Susanthika got the better of Damayanthi when they last met on foreign soil. Sugath Tillekaratne, Chinthaka de Soyza and hurdlers Jaysekera and Sriyani Kulawansa Fonseka will be the other participants.

Meanwhile, at Seville it will be time again to elect the new Council for the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF). It is time to take stock again of the calibre of our members who served the past Council, the magazine put out by the IAAF., states in its front page. It is time again to see if they will be standing again for the next elections. The power is with the voter. The voter has to be discerning. He should not be impressed by promises but by the ability of the candidate to work for athletics in his Federation, his area and the IAAF.

Eight (8) candidates have been nominated by their Federations in Asia. Not all eight will make it to the Council. Friends and members of Asia will have to exercise their vote wisely to choose the right person for the right job and who will be useful and who will work for the good of atletics in the World.

It is not necessary to mention that there will be some candidates going for prestige and for their own purposes. You can recognise them.

As the saying goes "You can fool some people some of the time but you cannot fool all the people all the time". So vote wisely, the magazine concludes in its front page message.

Diluka Senarath emerges Age Group chess champ

Diluka Senarath and Dilini Thilakaratne won the boys and girls under 8 all Island Age Group Chess Championships organised and conducted by the Anatoly Karpov Chess Club at the Russian Centre in Colombo.

The junior events for under 8,10 and 12 were sponsored by Eric Rajapakse while the senior events under 14,16,18 and 20 were sponsored by Charter House International Private Limited.

In all 530 players participated from all over the country.

Results:

Under 8- Boys - Diluka Senarath, P.W.P. Sasanka Deepashika, M.R. Masaron, P. Sachith Kanchana, Cha Promodha Perera, Tharindu Deemantha Kodippili; Girls - Dilini Thilakaratne, N. Mekala Godellage, Malsha Buddini Walgamage, Udani Vindya Hemanthage, Sachini Dinushika Ranasinghe, Madara Madushani Wijesuriya.

Under 10- Boys- I.T. Palawatta, Charith Dishan Galhenege, D. Perera, M.T.K. de Silva, Nisitha Jayatileke, Sahan Weerasekara, Supun Bathiya Hemanthage, Pethum Kodituwakku; Girls- Chamika Madubashini Withanage, S.I. Kumar Hapugahalanda, Nadeesha Danawalawithana, Ayesha Ratnayake, Nirmala Geethani Chandrasiri, Kinkini. U. Jayasundera, Minoli Mendis, Sai Paranamanna, Udara Kariyapperuma.

Under 12- Boys- Damith Chandima Jayasinghe Karunaratne, Ashoka de Silva, Chatuskha Dasun Perera, Tharindu R. Bandaragoda, Ravindra Ranganath Weerasinghe; Girls- Madushika, R. Danawalawithana, Tharusha Batawalage, Jerry George, Sharnika Ratnayake, Buddini Srimali Jayatilleke, Upeka Vijayanthi Vendabona, Manesha Bandara.

Under 14- Boys- Jude Ranga Samarasinghe, H.L Kathriarachchi, Thilina Dissanayake, P. Suntharkumar, Manawadu, Asanka Dilan Jayaratne, Isara Jayawardena, K.M.G. Lakmal Jayasuriya, Thilina Weerasinghe, K.P. Sisira Kumara, Girls- Lalani Gunatilleka, Tharini Gunawardena, Tikiri Thatamunne, Imali Naveen Weerasi, Sharnika Himanthi Gunawardena, Aroshi Piumini Jayasinghe, Kalhari Gamage, Shehara Fernando.

Under 16- Boys- Kaushika de Silva, P.R. Dissnayake, K.C. Thanthirimudalige, Malinda de Silva, Vinid Nirmal Sudasinghe; Girls- Nadeera de Silva, Imalka Perera, Seenath Ishark, Udayanthi Wijesundara, Ann Menic.

Under 18 Boys- M.K Athula Rasal, Charith Hewadeera, Chandara Thilak Kumara, L.H. Munasinghe, Akila Sameera, J.C. Nethikumara, Aruna Sanjeewa, Chamil Thanthirimudalige; Girls- Nadeeja Jayasinghe, Delya Manickam, Ruwanthi Pathirana, Lakeshwari Raddalgoda, Hasini Batawalage, W.M.A. Priya Fernando.

Under 20- Boys - Shamin de Morayas, A.P. Saminde de Vaz, Kaushalaya Weerawatta, S. Kumarawadu, Janaka Sanjeewa, S.D. Rajakaruna;

Girls - Samiddi Malalgoda.

The prize distribution will be held next month at the Russian Centre Auditorium where gold, silver and bronze medals will be given away including the certificates.

Rover pinpoints…

Out of turn

An umpire from the hills is going on praising certain cricket board officials to the hilt, whilst condemning others for expected favours. He is also criticising journalists for writing favourably about Royal / S. Thomas' and not Ananda /Nalanda.

Leaking info

The Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) is noted for leaking information to a certain newspaper and depriving others of vital information. Reason: This particular newspaper always writes favourably about officials.

Failed but rewarded

News from the hills is that a brother of a Cricket Board Official lost his position by three votes to a better qualified person. But alas Rover learns that this loser was promoted to a position even better than the victor with an even better clout.

Money missing?

Money amounting to sponsorship of 7.5 million given for outstation development programme has been missing. One wonders what had happened to this money and the officials also cannot lay their hands on the particular files.

Vanishing trick

An athlete who had been breaking record after record and getting his name into the Guinness Book has done the vanishing trick. Rover learns a sponsorship of three and half lakhs was donated to this athlete from a ministry to achieve another record overseas. It's nearly two months now and no news has reached Sri Lanka about this person nor his effort.

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