Romesh lifts for a record
Anuradha ABEYSEKERA
Romesh Samarasekera of Sri Lanka Air Force rewrote the National
record books when he lifted 164 kgs clean and jerk in the 85kg category
during the 45th men's and 10th women's National Weightlifting
Championships at the Kelaniya University Gymnasium. Romesh outcast the
previous record of 163 kgs which was established by his fellow Airman
Ransilu Jayathilaka in 2008.
SL Army collected 24 points to emerged as the mens overall champions
while the SL Air Force clinched the women's champion with 21 points.
The sailor D.M.I.C. Dissanayake who competed in the 62 kg category
and lifted 252 kgs was given the men's Best Lifter award and R.M.N.S.
Rajapakshe (Sri Lanka Air Force) who contested in 58 kg category with a
performance of 144 kgs was picked as the Best Women's Lifter.
Sri Lanka Air Force obtained 23 points to win the second place while
keeping Sri Lanka Navy in third place, three points behind in the men's
championships.
In the women's category, Sri Lanka Navy became the second with 12
points while Rajagiri Vidyalaya, Aranayake which collected nine points
contended with the third place.
The participation of Forces personnel were prominent in this years
championships and nearly 80 lifters took part in both men's and women's
championships.
The Championships were organized by the Sri Lanka weightlifting
Federation and sponsored by the Sustagen nutritional supplement and A.
Baur and Co. Ltd.
Men's Championships -
1. Sri Lanka Army - 24 Points
2. Sri Lanka Air Force - 23 points
3. Sri Lanka Navy - 20 Points
Women's Championships-
1. Sri Lanka Air Force - 21 Points
2. Sri Lanka Navy - 12 Points
3. Rajagiri Vidyalaya, Aranayake - 9 Points
Best Lifter -Men - D.M.I.C.Disanayake - SL Navy
Best Lifter -Women - R.M.N.S.Rajapakshe - SL Air Force
Winners - Men
56 kg- C.S.S.P.Wijesooriya - SL Army - 225 kg
62 kg - D.M.I.C.Dissanayake - SL Navy - 252 kg
69 kg - A.C.Athukorala - SL Army - 231 kg
77 kg - P.G.C.Gunapala - SL Navy - 250 kg
85 kg - R.M.R.R.Samarasekara - SL Air Force - 289 kg
94 kg - K.C.A.T.S.Abeykoon - SL Army - 282 kg
105 kg - D.K.R.Jayathilake - SL Air Force - 277 kg
105 kg + - R.P.M.S.Wijerathne - SL Air Force - 275 kg
Women
48 kg - D.D.D.Abeysekara - Polonnaruwa WLC - 113 kg
53 kg- L.G.Y.D.Senevirathne - Ragagiri Vidyalaya, Aranayake - 82 kg
58 kg - R.M.N.S.Rajepakshe - SL Air Force - 144 kg
63 kg - L.G.A.V.Dharmasena - SL Air Force - 130 kg
69 kg- J.A.S.Nirmani- SL Navy - 130 kg
75 kg - W.M.A.S.Wickramasinghe - SL Air Force - 108 kg
75 kg + M.M.D.Harischandra- YMCA, Kandy - 151 kg
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