Athletics: 87th Sir John Tarbat Championship from July 4

The 87th Sir John Tarbat School Athletic Championship 2017 will be held at the Diyagama International Stadium in Homagama from July 4 to 6. 

The three-day event will feature over 5,000 athletes from 200 schools in the Senior Category while over 7,000 school athletes will take part in the Junior Category, which will be held later on.

From this year, the organisers of the event have decided to reform the Junior Category Championship with the intention to give more opportunities to young participants from all parts of the country. 

The Junior Championship will be held in three phases with the initial stage scheduled to be held at three Zonal venues before the selected athletes qualify for the final phase, which will be held from September 23 to 25 at the Bogambara Stadium in Kandy. 

The championship is organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association in collaboration with Ritzbury, who have come forward to sponsor the event for the sixth consecutive year.