Muthunayake sets up new meet record at Athletic Nationals
Sanjaya Ariyaratne
M. M. D. Muthunayake of Sri Lanka Navy stole the limelight on the
opening day of the 85th National Athletic Championships and first inter
district novices meet 2007 to establish a new meet record in the women's
putt shot final began at the Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo yesterday.
Muthunayake threw an impressive distance of 14.05 metres this time to
better her own record of 13.54 metres. W.T. Fernando of Ceylon Track and
Field Club accounted for the second place when she threw a distance of
11.46 metres while K.A. Danushka Madurangi of Lanka Lions Sports Club
finished third with a distance of 11.06 metres.
V.G.L. Bogahawatte also from Sri Lanka Navy won the 10,000 metres
final by a convincing timing of 37 minutes and 28.82 seconds. She was
followed by M.A. Chandrawathi of Anuradhapura District Athletic
Association with 37 minutes and 41.41 seconds and Mallika Chandrakanthi
of Sri Lanka Police with 37.58.35 seconds to end up third.
Results (finals): Triple Jump women- Ruwini Rupasinghe (Matara DAA)
12.76 m, N.C.D. Priyadarshani (SL Navy) 12.52 m, J.A.N.R. Jayasinghe
(Sri Lak Athletic Club) 12.25 m.
Pole Vault women- J.M.D.A. Pumali (Colombo DAA) 2.50 m, J.M.I.
Udayangani (Colombo DAA) 2.40 m, S. Dilrukshi (Colombo DAA) 2.10 m.
10,000 m. men- M. Ajanthan (SL Army) 30:31.83 sec., T.M.E. Tennakoon
(SL Army) 30:45.54 sec., K.G.R. Samankumara (SL Army) 31:09.81 sec.
200 m women- D.D.P. Priyadarshani (SL Air Force) 24.81 sec., P.S.M.
Zoysa (SL Air Force) 25.45 sec., T.A.I. Madushani (Kandy DAA) 26.60 sec.
(novices finals)- 10,000 m women- V. Krishanthi (N'Eliya DAA)
43:07.74 sec, M.P.I. Dilrukshi (Puttalam DAA) 43:45.19 sec, N. Lanka (Ratnapura
DAA) 45:11.09 sec.
Putt shot girls u-18- H.B.T. Menaka (Matara DAA) 9.10 m, B.G.
Thushani (Galle DAA) 6.40 m.
Long Jump boys u-18- S.D.U. Asiri (Anuradhapura DAA) 6.41 m, N.G.P.
Randeer (Kalutara DAA) 6.41 m, E.G.T. Ranjan (N'Eliya DAA) 6.30 m.
Discuss Throw boys u-18- S.L.D. Nadeeshan (Matara DAA) 34.74 m, D.
Jayasinghe (Galle DAA) 33.69 m, M. Thileepan (Mannar DAA) 33.57 m.
High Jump girls u-18- G.G.N.S. Kumari (Kegalle DAA) 1.58 m, K.M.
Wijesinghe (Anuradhapura DAA) 1.48 m, W.P.G.L. Nirmalee (Galle DAA) 1.45
m.
Putt shot women- T. Anusha (Vavuniya DAA) 11.20 m, S.D.C. Nilmini
(Ratnapura DAA) 9.99 m, H.A.S. Anjala (Puttalam DAA) 9.73 m.
Paul Vault boys u-18- K.G.C.B.B. Weerasinghe (Kandy DAA) 3.10 m.
200 m boys u-18- A.G.V.S. Jayasekara (Galle DAA) 22.33 sec., W.D.M.
Wickramasinghe (Kurunegala DAA) 22.88 sec., K.T.G. Pushpakumara (Galle
DAA) 23.29 sec.
200m women- D.A. Hapuarachchi (Puttalam DAA) 26.27 sec, S.H.W.H.
Nadishani (Trincomalee DAA) 28.76 sec, R. Niranchala (Vavuniya DAA)
29.21 sec.
200 m men- U.G. Wickramasinghe (Kandy DAA) 22.51 sec, D. Kumara (Puttalam
DAA) 22.52 sec, H.M. Samarasinghe (Kandy DAA) 22.93 sec.
High Jump men- S.P. Anushka (Hambantota DAA) 1.70 m, W.A.I. Buddhika
(Badulla DAA) 1.65 m
Triple Jump girls u-18- S. Kalaivani (Vavuniya DAA) 10.30 m, R.S.W.
Gunawardane (Galle DAA) 10.08 m, S. Vithusika (Vavuniya DAA) 10.01 m
Triple Jump women- P.V.D. Priyadarshani (Matara DAA) 11.50 m, M.G.S.K.
Fernando (Puttalam DAA) 11.04 m, D.C. Ranaweera (Matara DAA) 10.63 m.
3000 m girls u-18- J.W.M. Madushika (Puttalam DAA) 11:07.03 sec,
E.M.T.K. Ekanayake (Kandy DAA) 11:13.73 sec, C. Chithrangani (Kandy DAA)
11:51.19 sec
3000 m boys u-18- R.R.U. Lakmal (Kandy DAA) 9:56.74 sec, B.A.
Karunaratne (Colombo DAA) 9:56.91 sec, R. Yogatheewan (N'Eliya DAA)
10:12.87 sec.
10,000 m men- W.M.P.I. Wanasinghe (Badulla DAA) 32.47.22 sec, K.
Selvakumar (N'Eliya DAA) 32.57.92 sec, P.M.S.D. Tissera (Colombo DAA)
34.14.17 sec
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