A busy year for Lankan athletes
Chinthana Wasala
The year 2009 will be a busy period for the Sri Lankan athletes
according to this year's athletics calender announced by the Athletic
Association of Sri Lanka.
The Athletics Association of Sri Lanka will begin their events with
the start of the Over Distance and Under Distance Trials which will be
held on March 21 and 22 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo.
In addition the Sri Lankan athletes will take part in the 10th Asian
Cross Country Championships in Bahrain and Asian 20Km Race Walking
Championships in Japan and in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships
in Jordan in March.
In the month of May, there will be several important meets such as
the Lanka Lions Championship, Asian Grand Prix (APM Q) in China and Hong
Kong and the Sir John Tarbet Junior Championships.
Meanwhile the Junior Nationals and the inaugural Asian Youth Games
will be held in June while the IAAF World Championships and Sir John
Tarbet Senior Championships will be held in August.
The fourth quarter will see some of the most important events of the
year in both local and the Asian scene as the 87th National
Championships, 18th Asian Athletics Championships 11th South Asian Games
and the World Athletics Finals will be held during the end of the year.
The Athletic Calender
for 2009:
March:
10th Asian Cross Country Championships in Bahrain
Asian 20Km Race Walking Championships in Nomi City, Japan
Over Distance & Under Distance Trial at Sugathadasa Stadium
Special Coaching Camp for Junior Athletes in Vavuniya
Inter Command Athletic Championships in Colombo
IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Amman, Jordan
April
Batticaloa District Marathon in Batticaloa
May
Relay Carnival in Sugathadasa Stadium
Lanka Lions Championship Meet in Colombo
Asian Grand Prix (APM
Q) in Suzhou, China
Sri Lanka Army Inter Regiment Road Race at Parliament Rd
Asian Grand Prix (APM
Q) in Kunshan, China
Asian Grand Prix (APM
Q) in Hong Kong, China
Sir John Tarbet Junior Championships in Matara, Uyanwatta
June
Junior National Championships in Colombo
Kegalle District Athletic Meet in Kegalle
Kurunegala District Athletic Meet in Kurunegala
First Selection Trial in Colombo
First Asian Youth Games in Singapore
July
IAAF World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy
Second Lusofonea Games in Lisbon
Women's Championships in Colombo
Batticaloa District Athletic Meet in Batticaloa
August
Sri Lanka Army Inter Regiment Novices Athletic Meet at Sugathadasa
Stadium
IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany
Sir John Tarbet Senior Championships at Sugathadasa Stadium
Mercantile Athletic Championships at Sugathadasa Stadium
September
Defence Services Athletic Meet at Sugathadasa Stadium
Sri Lanka Army Inter Regiment Athletic Championships at Sugathadasa
Stadium
70th Anniversary Championships of ACE AC at Sugathadasa Stadium
CT & FC Athletic Meet at Sugathadasa Stadium
October
Third Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam
87th National Championships in Colombo
Athletic Coaching Camp in Batticaloa
SL Government Services Athletic Meet in Colombo
November
18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, China
December
11th South Asian Games in Dhaka
World Athletics Final
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
