sport in brief

Veterans meet postponed

The 15th Asian Masters Athletic Championship scheduled to be held from Dec. 1-5 in Chiang Mai, Thailand has been postponed due to country's unrest. The new dates for the games will be January 13-17, said P.H.D. Waidyatillake Chef-de-mission and Chairman Technical Committee of Asian Masters Athletics Association. SB

Shooter Ruwini wins Silver

Sri Lanka's Ruwini Abeymanna put up a fine performance to win a silver medal at the South Asian Games Rifle Shooting championships concluded in Karachi, Pakistan yesterday.

Abeymanna from Slimline was placed second while competing in the women's sports pistol shooting event.

In addition the Sri Lankan contingent also fared well and managed to secure the bronze medal in the overall team championship.

Gampaha Dist. softball cricket

The 30 over softball tournament organised by Gampaha District for teams of Gampaha will be played on December 6-7 at Meepura ground, Negombo. The winners of this tourney will receive the Nimal Lansa Trophy and cash award of Rs. 10,000 while the runners-up are to receive Rs. 5,000 and 2,500 respectively. Already the organisers have received 13 entries for the tournament. The organisers also request other teams interested, to send in their entries to Gampaha District organiser, or to Secretary, Sri Lanka Softball Cricket Federation, c/o Ministry of Mass Media and Information, 163, Kirulapone Mawatha, Polhengoda, Colombo 5.

More details can be obtained from District Secretary R. Kumaranayake dialing 0713200151.

Youth Sports Festival at Beliatta

The 20th National Youth Sports Festival organised by the National Youth Council is scheduled to be conducted from today at the D. A. Rajapaksa ground in Beliatta under the patronage of the Minister of Sports and Public Recreation Gamini Lokuge.

The opening ceremony is scheduled for 4.30 p.m. with the participation of Minister of Ports, Aviation, Irrigation and Water Management, Chamal Rajapaksa, Minister of Youth Affairs Pavithra Wanniarachchi and Mahinda Amaraweera, Southern Province MP.

The sports festival concludes on December 1 at the same venue with Minister Chamal Rajapaksa as chief guest. Minister Wanniarachchi, Mahinda Amaraweera and Southern Province Sports and Youth Affairs Minister too are expected as guests of honour for the awards ceremony which will be held soon after the conclusion of the sporting activities. BP