Weera Keppetipola Sports Club athletic champions

Aloka Bandara Dissanayake, Dambulla spl. Corr.

The Inter-Sports Clubs Athletic meet 2008 of Pallepola Divisional Secretariats Territory was held recently at Pallepola Public grounds. At the end of the meet Weera-Keppetipola Sports Club, Akuramboda emerged champions obtaining 219 points while Millawana Pubudu Sports Club became runners-up. They obtained 81 points. This sports meet was organized by Pallepola Sports Officer Miss. Nikeshala Attanayaka and the prizes were given by the Chairman of Pallepola Pradeshiya Sabha Jagath Dissanayake to the winners. The Divisional Secretary of Pallepola Upali Ranawaka and the Asst. Secretary Nishantha Karunatilaka also participated on this occasion.

At this sports meet Chathurika Weerasinghe S.S. Chathurani and D.K. Ekanayaka of Weera Keppetipola Sports Club were adjudged as the best athletes (women) while Mayura Wasantha Bandara of the same sports club adjudged as the best athletic (men)

The results of the athletic meet are as follows.

Men 100 m - (1) R.G.W.G. Rajapaksa (Sucharitha), (2) D.K.P. Samaradiwakara (Pubudu), (3) M.G.W.K. Thilakarathna.

Men 200 m. - (1) R.G.W.G. Rajapaksa (Sucharitha), (2) A.G. Gunathilaka (Pubudu), (3) H.K. Thilakaratna (Weera Keppitipola).

400 M (Men) - (1) Mayura Wasantha Bandara, (Weera Keppetipola) (2) K.S. Bandara (Sucharitha), (3) G.G. Thilakawansa (Weera Keppetipola).

800 m (men) - (1) Mayaura Wasantha Bandara (Weera Keppetipola) (2) G.G. Tilakawansa (Weera Keppetipola), (3) K.S. Bandara (Sucharitha).

1500 m (men) - (1) Mayura Wasantha Bandara (Weera Keppetipola), (2) K.S. Bandara (Sucharitha), (3) G.G. Thilakawansa (Weera Keppetipola).

5000 m (men) - (1) Chamara Jayatunga (Weera Keppetipola), (2) Priyantha Pradeep Kumara (Shakthi), (3) Dilshan Bandara (Shakthi)

100 M x 4 Relay: (1) Weera Keppetipola Sports Club, (2) Pubudu Sports Club, (3) Shakthi S/C.

400 m x 4 Relay: (1) Weera Keppetipola Sports Club, (2) Pubudu Sports Club, (3) Shakthi S/C.

Long Jump (Men): (1) A.G. Gunatilaka (Pubudu), (2) W.G. Rajapaksa (Sucharitha), (3) Y.M.R.E. Yatawara (Ekamuthu)

Putt shot throw (Men): (1) D.K.P. Samaradiwakara (Pubudu), (2) R.S.S. Samaradiwakara (Pubudu), (3) Wajira Yuanwatta (Weera Keppetipola).

Discus Throw: (1) S.K. Suresh (Sumithuru), (2) M.D. Ratnayaka (Weera Keppetipola), (3) A.G.M.K. Dissanayake (Weera Keppetipola)

Women

100 m - (1) S.K. Chathurani (Weera Keppetipola), (2) M.G. Jayaweera (Maha Bodhi), (3) U.K. Walisunara (Weera Keppetipola).

200 m - (1) S.K. Chathurani (Weera Keppetipola), (2) M.G. Jayaweera (Maha Bodhi) (3) U.K. Walisundara (Weera Keppetipola).

400 m - (1) S.C. Rajamanthri (Weera Keppetipola), (2) S.D. Godaliyadda (Shakthi) (3) S.D. Jayamanna (Weera Keppetipola).

800 m - (1) D.K. Ekanayakae (Weera Keppetipola), (2) S.C. Rajamathri (Weera Keppetipola), (3) G.D. Godaliyadda (Shakthi).

1500 m - (1) D.K. Ekanayake (Weera Keppetipola), (2) S.C. Rajamathri (Weera Keppetipola), (3) W.A. Dilini Mahesha (Manel).

5000 m - (1) D.K. Ekanayake (Weera Keppetipola), (2) G.D. Godaliyadda (Shakthi), (3) G. Malgasmana (Mahabodhi).

M 400 x 4 - (1) Weera Keppetipola Sports Club, (2) Manel Sports Club, (3) Mahabodhi Sports Club.

Long Jump - S.S. Chathurani (Weera Keppetipola), (2) U.M. Wickramasinghe (Maha Bodhi), (3) S.K. Rajakruna (Maha Bodhi).

Hop, Step and Jump - (1) Chathurika Weerasinghe (Weera Keppetipola), (2) Sagarika Sarananda (Manel).

Putt Shot throw - (1) Chaturika Weerasinghe (Weera Keppetipola), (2) M.L. Abeyratne (Weera Keppetipola), (3) D.R. Piyaratna (Mahabodi).

Discus Throw - (1) Chathurika Weerasingha (Weera Keppetipola), (2) D.R. Piyaratna (Mahabodhi), (3) M.L. Abeyrathna (Weera Keppetipola).