Six more records tumble at National Youth Games
Chinthana Wasala reporting from Badulla
The 21st National Youth Sports Festival saw a fair amount of records
falling here at the Vincent Dias Stadium in Badulla yesterday.
The meet which has introduced for young sportsmen and women to enter
the National Sports arena over the years, will mark the end of its 21st
version today, with a colourful closing ceremony which is scheduled for
this evening followed by a grand musical show which features a famous
band in Sri Lanka along with popular artists.
The dancers of National Youth Services council will also perform at
the stage, said Chairman National Youth Services Council Bhashwara
Senanka Gunarathna.
Six more meet records fell yesterday while the previous record for
the Over - 20 men’s high jump was equalled by Amitha Kasun who
represented Anuradhapura District when he cleared 2.03m.
Each player who set new meet records will be awarded a cash award of
Rs. 10,000 while the organizers have promised to present a Rs. 100,000
award for athletes who set new Sri Lanka records but so far no one has
succeeded in achieving this feet. At the end of the second day,
Ratnapura District led the points table followed by the Kurunegala
District. Puttlam district stood in the third slot.
New meet records:
U-20 women’s Javelin throw:
H.P.D.H. Maduwanthi (Moneragala District) 38.80m (Previous record -
G.H.K.N. Kumari - Matale District -32.85m)
U-20 men’s 4X100m:
Puttlam District 44.1 secs. (Previous record - Ratnapura District 45.2
secs.)
U-20 women’s 4X100m:
Anuradhapura District 52.9secs. (Previous Record - 53.4secs. Kurunegala
District)
U-20 men’s Long Jump:
W.D.M.M. Sampath (Kurunegala District) 6.92m (Previous Record - A.
Sandaruwan - Anuradhapura District 6.61m)
U-20 men’s 10000m: S.
Selvakumar (Nuwara Eliya District) 34min. 17.7secs.
(Previous Record - N. Selvakumara - Nuwara Eliya District -
34min.45.9secs.)
U-20 women’s shot putt:
W.M.S.K. Weerasekera (Polonnaruwa District) 11.66m (Previous Record -
S.N. Manchanayake - Ratnapura District - 11.51m) Record Equalled -
Over - 20 men’s High Jump: Amitha Kasun (Anuradhapura District) 2.03m
(H.W. Suresh Kumara - Gampaha) |
