Athletics: Pasindu and Randi emerge Best Athletes at School Games Meet

Sri Lanka youth medallist Pasindu Kodikara of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala and Randi Cooray of Gateway College, Rajagiriya were named Best Athlete in the Boys’ and Girls’ category at the All-Island School Games 34th Athletics Championships which concluded at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday (5).
 
Kodikara won the Boys’ Under-20, 400 metres final with a record time of 47.54 seconds and was also selected as the Best Runner in the meet. 

Cooray won the Girls’ Under-20 triple jump event with a record-breaking effort of 12.75m and was also selected as the Best Jumper in the meet. 

Championship results: 

Under-12 Boys’: Royal, Colombo. 
Runner-up: Niwaththaka Chathiya MV, Anuradhapura. 

Under-12 Girls’: Musaeus College. 
Runner-up: Vijaya Katupotha MV, Chilaw. 

Under-14 Boys’: Vidyawardhana MV, Ambalantota. 
Runner-up: St. Peters’, Colombo. 

Under-14 Girls’: Lyceum, Nugegoda. 
Runner-up: Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya. 

Under-16 Boys’: St. Peter’s, Colombo. 
Runner-up: Royal, Colombo. 

Under-16 Girls’: Bishop’s College. 
Runner-up: Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnapura. 

Under-18 Boys’: St. Peter’s, Colombo. 
Runner-up: Maris Stella College. 

Under-18 Girls’: A. Rathnayaka CC, Walala. 
Runner-up: Holy Cross College, Gampaha. 

Under-20 Boys’: St. Peter’s, Colombo. 
Runner-up: Maris Stella College. 

Under-20 Girls’: A. Rathnayaka CC, Walala. 
Runner-up: Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnapura. 

Junior Championship – Boys’: Royal, Colombo. 
Runner-up: Vidyawardhana MV, Ambalantota. 

Junior Championship – Girls’: Musaeus College. 
Runner-up: Lyceum, Nugegoda. 

Senior Championship – Boys’: St. Peter’s, Colombo. 
Runner-up: Maris Stella College. 

Senior Championship – Girls’: A. Rathnayaka CC, Walala. 
Runner-up: Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnapura. 

Mix Schools Championship: A. Rathnayaka CC, Walala. 
Runner-up: Lyceum, Nugegoda. 

Relay Championship – Girls’: A. Rathnayaka CC, Walala. 
Runner-up: Bishop’s College. 

Relay Championship – Boys’: St. Peter’s, Colombo. 
Runner-up: Royal, Colombo. 

Best Athlete – Boys’: Pasindu Kodikara (Maliyadeva, Kurunegala). 

Best Athlete – Girls’: Randi Cooray (Gateway, Rajagiriya). 

Best Hurdler: Dilusha Kariyawasam (St. Joseph’s, Colombo). 

Best Jumper: Randi Cooray (Gateway, Rajagiriya). 

Best Thrower: Rumesh Tharanga (St. Peter’s, Colombo). 

Best Runner: Pasindu Kodikara (Maliyadeva, Kurunegala). 

Overall Provincial Championship 
1. Western - 1,440 
2. Central - 505 
3. North Western - 376 
4. Sabaragamuwa - 286 
5. Southern - 276 
6. Northern - 135 
7. North Central - 115 
8. Uva - 101 
9. Eastern - 28 

Best Performing School in 2018 
Championship: Visahka Vidyalaya, Colombo. 
Runner-up: Royal, Colombo.