Senior Nationals from today
Chinthana WASALA
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Sri Lanka Telecom Chief Executive Officer Greg Young handing
over the sponsorship cheque to AASL President Major General
Palitha Fernando. Picture by Ruwan de Silva |
The last opportunity for Sri Lankan athletes to reach the qualifying
standards to make their way to compete at the upcoming Asian Games and
Commonwealth Games, the 88th Senior National Athletic Championship
starts today at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Sports Complex in
Diyagama, Homagama.
Adding a new look to the highly recognized National track and field
meet, for the first time, a team of five athletes from Malaysia will be
seen in action at Diyagama track, responding to an invitation by the
Athletic Association of Sri Lanka.
With Sri Lanka Telecom once again being the sponsor for the Athletic
Association of Sri Lanka organized meet will also be the first stage for
the selection for the 2012 and 2013 South Asian Games.
A total of 710 local athletes will compete at this year’s meet while
the Hammer Throw event is the new addition to the events of Senior
Athletic Nationals. The meet concludes on Sunday. |
