New Sri Lanka record by Priyadarshani

Bernard PERERA

The Defence Services Athletic Championship which got underway yesterday at the Sugathadasa Stadium saw woman triple jumper N.C.D. Priyadarshani from Sri Lanka Navy set a new Sri Lanka record with a leap of 13.39m.

This achievement from Priyadarshani was highly commendable as the ground conditions underfoot was not that conducive for athletes to come out with their best. The earlier record 13.00 for the event was set by Anusha Ekneligoda in the year 2002.

Sri Lanka Air Force has already taken strong lead after the completion of 16 events yesterday to collect a total of 69 points (Men 22, Women 47), while the second placed Sri Lanka Army are with 59 points (Men 35, Women 24) and Sri Lanka Navy 37 points (Men21, Women 16).

The meet will be continued today with 19 events lined up for the day.

In addition to the Sri Lanka record six more meet records were established on day one. The records that tumbled yesterday are

Shot Putt (Men): C.W.H.M. Kapukotuwa - Sri Lanka Army (14.08m),

4x100m relay (Women): Air Force (46.61 secs.),

4x100 Men: Sri Lanka Navy (40.48 secs.),

High Jump (Women): W.D.K. Eanasinghe - Sri Lanka Navy (1.67 m),

Discus Throw Women: W.W.U.S.K. Werasekera - Sri Lanka Air Force(39.16m)

Javelin Throw (Men): R.P.W.L. Dayaratne - Sri Lanka Navy (72.98m)