Janashakthi to sponsor seven top athletes

Sampath BANDARA

Janashakthi Insurance launched a sponsorship for seven outstanding athletes.

The selected athletes were: Shashiprabha Jayasinghe and Amali Wijesinghe (St. Joseph's Girls High School, Kegalle), Nayomika Gimhani Jayathileke (Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnapura), Ishara Dayananda (Ferguson Girls High School, Ratnapura), T. Anusha (Saivapragasa Hindu Ladies College, Vavuniya) and Medani Wickramanayake (Sri Sangamiththa Balika Vidyalaya, Matale)

Shashiprabha Jayasinghe short distance sprinter and school record holder in 100 m and 200 m who selected as a Best Schoolgirl Athletes in 2007 and 2008. Amali Wijesinghe an outstanding hurdler who also named as a Best Schoolgirl Athletes in same years at the Senior John Tarbet Athletics meet.

Ishara Dayananda a sprinter from Ratnapura was selected as the Best Female Athlete at National Sports Festival recently.

T. Anusha, Sri Lanka Schools record holder for discus and put shot S. Kalavani also from Vavuniya (triple jump and long jump) and Medani Wickramanayake from Matale an another outstanding young athlete.

The selected athletes who receive their sponsorship by Prakash Schaffter, Managing Director Janashakthi Insurance. Janashakthi already has offered employment to national level athletes.