Athletics: Bad weather hampers National Sports Festival

Bad weather hampered most of the track and field events on the penultimate day of the 44th National Sports Festival continued at the National Stadium in Polonnaruwa on Saturday (13). 

As many as five scheduled finals were postponed for Sunday (14) after heavy rain washed out the evening session of the athletics programme with a water-logged outfield. 

Only one record has been established in the meet so far where Charith Kapukotuwa of North Western Province (NWP) set a new mark in the Men’s Hammer Throw event on Friday (12). 

Meanwhile, Western Province (WP) would take on Central Province (CP) in the Netball Tournament final today commencing at 9.00am. 

In the semi-finals played yesterday, Central Province defeated Southern Province (SP) 58-40 while Western Province routed North Central Province (NCP) 99-29. 

Results

Women’s

Discus Throw: 
1. P. A. I. Madurangi (WP) 41.77m 
2. P. K. A. A. Maduwanthi (Uva) 40.29m 
3. A. G. V. Vidusha Lakmali (NCP) 40.61m. 

800m: 
1. Nimali Liyanarachchi (SP) 
2:11.52s 2. N. M. C. Dilrukshi (NWP) 2:11.56s 
3. W. P. E. R. Dulakshi (SP) 2:11.64s. 

5,000m: 
1. Nilani Rathnayaka (Sabaragamuwa) 17:18.70s 
2. Lanka Ariyadasa (Sabaragamuwa) 17:32.27s
 3. Shamali Anusha (Uva) 17:52.96s

Long Jump: 
1. A. U. K. Pulwansa (WP) 6.04m 
2. D. G. S. H. Jayakantha (WP) 5.92m 
3. K. V. L. Sugandhi (WP) 5.84m. 

Pole Vault: 
1. Sachini Perera (WP) 3.20m 
2. C. K. Kodithuwakku (CP) 3.00m 
3. C. Herina (NP) 3.00m. 

200m: 
1. Rumeshika Rathnayaka (Sabaragamuwa) 24.33s
2. Nadeesha Ramanayaka (SP) 25.14s 
3. Sachini Madushani (WP) 25.33s 

Shot Put: 
1. Tharika Fernando (WP) 14.59m
2. Nadeeka Muthunayaka (CP) 12.77m
3. Priyangika Kumari (SP) 12.38m
 
400m Hurdles: 
1. Shayama Dulani (SP) 1:00.62s
2. Kaushalya Madushani (NWP) 1:00.72s
3. N. D. Wickramasinghe (NWP) 1:02.68s 

Men’s 

800m: 
1. I. M. Herath (UVA) 1:50.60s
2. G. R. Chathuranga (SP) 1:51.23s 
3. Supun Kushantha (UVA) 1:51.65s

Long Jump: 
1. Prasad Wimalasiri (CP) 7.81m
2. Amila Jayasiri (NWP) 7.56m
3. Mohommad Mifran (EP) 7.34m 

High Jump: 
1. Manjula Kumara Wijesekara (SP) 2.21m
2. Arjuna Pradeep (SP) 2.07m
3. Roshan Dhammika (Sabaragamuwa) 2.07m 

200m: 
1. Vinoj Suranjaya de Silva (SP) 21.33s
2. A. S. M. Safan (NWP) 21.60s
3. Sumesh Wickramasinghe (SP) 21.83s

Hammer Throw: 
1. Charith Kapukotuwa (NWP) 50.86m
2. Sirira Kumara (SP) 46.97m
3. S. R. Kumarasiri (NCP) 46.84m

10,000m: 
1. K. Shanmugeshwaran (Central) 30:49.99s
2. Lionel Samarajeewa 30:57.95s
3. J. K. Bandara (Central) 31:22.8s

400m Hurdles: 
1. Asanka Rathnasena (Sabaragmuwa) 53.02s
2. Aravinda Chathuranga (Uva) 53.23s
3. Navodya Sankalpa (SP) 53.37m

Discus Throw: 
1. Charith Kapukotuwa (NWP) 52.22m
2. Mohommad Asik (EP) 44.66m
3. Sunanda Niroshana (SP) 41.66m
 
Pole Vault: 
1. M. H. I. Sadaruwan (WP) 4.80m 
2. A. Puviharan (NP) 4.50m 
3. Channa Fernando (WP) 4.50m