Nimali erases 5000m record
Ranjan ANANDAPPA
On a day hampered by rain, a solitary new meet record was established
by W.K.L.A. Nimali of Namadagaswewa MV Sooriyawewa when she bettered the
girls Under-20 5000 meter record previously held by H.W.N.Kumari of
Lankapura MV Polonnaruwa on day two of the Sir John Tarbat meet at the
Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.
Nimali ran the 5000 meters with a timing of 17.42.20 to eclipse the
18.22.73 set by H.W.N.Kumari in 2006.
Results. Finals.
200 m girls under 16. 1. S.R.Senanayake (St.Joseph’s BV, Kegalle)
26.07. 2. Nadeeshani Anderson (Ave Maria Negombo) 26.85. 3. Naomika
Gimhani ( Sumana BV Ratnapura) 26.86.
800 m girls Under 16. 1. Anurika Jayamini ( Sumana BV Ratnapura)
2.25.83. 2. Y.M.Kumari ( Ratnayake MV , Wallala)2.28.53. 3.
B.M.Basnayake ( Ratnayake MV , Wallala) 2.30.94.
Long Jump girls under 16. 1. Hashani Kananagera (Gateway, Rajagiriya)
5.10 m. 2. Supuni Shashikala (Royal, Polonnaruwa) 5.01m . 3. G.Saubhagya
(President’s, Rajagiriya) 5.00m.
200m boys under 20. 1. Shehan Ambepitiya (Gateway, Rajagiriya) 21.93.
2.Rohan Chamara Silva( Layton Park College) 22.45. 3. Sampath Jayasekera
( Mahinda, Galle) 22.66. 200m girls under 20. 1. J.A.N.S.Jayasinghe (
St.Joseph’s BV, Kegalle) 25.98 2. Inoka Kumari ( Senanayake MV , Madampe)
26.90. 3. Gayadhi Ranabahu ( Gateway, Rajagiriya) 27.15.
5000m girls under 20. 1. W.K.L.A.Nimali (Namadagaswewa, Suriyawewa)
17.42.20. 2. M.G.Lakmali ( Ratnayake MV, Wallala) 18.45.90. 3.
J.M.Jayasundera ( Padiyathalawa MV) 18.46.87.
The meet will be continued today at the same venue.
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