Nuwara Eliya’s boys and girls excel in sports
Bernard Perera
Sandasiri Dissanayake of Sama Cycle Club won the two lap Mountain
Bike event conducted on Friday in conjunction with the commencement of
the work off the High Altitude Sports Complex in Nuwara Eliya.
The newly found track comprising of 9.3 kilo meters was evenly
contested by the elite riders who were there to open this circuit for
their future benefit.
The competitors who received the starting orders from the Minister of
Sports and Public Recreation Gamini Lokuge struggled hard to go past
each other in every opportunity available to them.
Once they were set off opposite the Municipal Council the riders
after covering a distance of about 75 metres had to climb exactly 889
meters before they descend to the same spot where the start was.
The riders completed the course going through very difficult lanes
covered with bushes and almost jungle like areas that was similar to the
international standard circuits.
The organizers of the event who found this track said that this will
serve as the training circuit for riders who are in the national squad
hoping to compete at international events in the future.
The Standard Cycle race was won by Policeman Upul Lokuge pushing one
of the favourites Suwaris Premachandra to second slot while these two
riders were followed by another leading rider in the country Meemanage
Perera.
This event too was evenly contested by these riders until the last
moment.
AEROBEE wins Lokuge Cup
Aerobee the horse owned by I. Dissanayake was the winner of the
Gamini Lokuge Cup on Friday at the Nuwara Eliya Race Course. This meet
was held to mark the start of the redevelopment work on the course by
the Minister Lokuge himself on this day. S.D. Janaka was the jockey who
brought the first winner for the Dissanayake stable.
Janaka was also most successful jockey on the day winning three races
out of six races.
After winning the Lokuge Cup he went on to bring his second winner
for the same stable riding Kandyan Splendor, his third winner was Keep
Looking making it three victories for the owner.
Janaka on this day proved that he is a class rider on this course.
When riding on Aerobee he was way behind Siva Kumar was riding Sulanga
towards victory being in the lead for almost the full race but Janaka
made a last minute dash in the final ten meters to go past the line in a
photo finish and also to go with the Main Cup on offer for the dayA
R. Balachandran is the other jockey to excel on Sunday with two
winners under his belt.
Road Races
Lionel Samarajeeva won the Open Road race ahead of Selva Kumar while
Nimal Shantha was placed third in this event. The under 20 boys event
saw S.K. Wickrama win ahead of Christie Ravindranath and D. Jegatheesan.
The under 20 Girls road race saw a battle between three girls from
Nuwara Eliya area, with the ultimate winner being B. M. Priyangika. She
was followed by the others Jeyam Gobiar and W. Vajira.
The winners of all events were awarded certificates and cash awards
which were distributed by chief guest Minister Lokuge and Ministers C.B.
Ratnayake and Navin Dissanayake.
Results:
Road Race under 20 Boys
1. P.G.S.K. Wickrama, 2. M. Christie Ravindranath, 3. D.
Jegatheeswaran
Women:
1. V. Krishanthi, 2. M. Chandrakala, 3. M. Kalaichelvi
Under 20 Girls:
1. B.M. Priyangika, 2. Jeyam Gobiar, 3. W. Vajira
Open Road Race:
1. W. Lionel Samarajeeva, 2. K. Selva Kumar, 3. Y.M. Nimal Shantha
Mountain Biking (Open)
1. Sandasiri Dissanayake, 2. H. Jayatilleke, 3. Jeeva Jayasiri, 4. M.
Saleem, 5. N.M.P.P.Navaratne
Fun Race:
1. Ruwan Senadheera, 2. K.S. Nampal, 3. M.I. Ishak
Standard Cycle Race:
1. Upul Lokuge, 2. Suwaris Premachandra, 3. W.M. Priyantha, 4.
Meemanage Perera, 5. Sumeera ThilangaA
Volleyball:
Winner: Kreeda Shakthi
Runners up: Kreeda Shakthi
Horse Racing
The Champion Jockey Trophy
1. Lady Regina (M. Christopher), 2. Eulexite, 3. High And Mighty
The Leading
Owner Trophy
1. Lady Nakita (R. Balchandran), 2. Star Class, 3, African Beat
Gamini Lokuge Trophy
1. Aerobee (S.D. Janaka), 2. Sulanga, 3. Spark of Glory
Southern Cup
1. Kandyan Splendor (S. D. Janaka), 2. Jacard, 3. Rebean
Tangalle Cup
1.Shining Moon (R. Balachandran), 2. Lightning, 3. Touch for Luck A A
Kuda Oya Cup
1. Keep Looking (S.D. Janaka), 2. Re-Birth, 3.Millenium Baby
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