The 89th National Athletic Championships:

Maduranga final day’s star

Yasaratne Gamage

---- [Challenge trophy winners]

Men

H.P.Y. Ajith (Sri Lanka Army) 400M Hurdles - 52.87 secs

J.A.S. Maduranga (Sri Lanka Army) Javelin Throw - 77.29M (New Sri Lanka Record)

W.P. Manjula Kumara (Sri Lanka Air Force) High Jump - 2.24M Shehan Sadaruwan Abepitiya (Sri Lanka Navy) 200M - 21.20 secs W.P. Manjula Kumara (Sri Lanka Air Force) High Jump - 2.24M

Women

R.M.C.S. Rasnayaka (Sri Lanka Air Force) 400M - 52.94 secs

W.K.L.A. Nimali (Sri Lanka Air Force) - 1500M - 4:26.25 secs (New Meet Record)

D.D.A. Abeyratne (Sri Lanka Navy) 5000M - 17:48.51 secs

C. Sonali Meril (Lanka Lions Sports Club) 400M Hurdles - 57.90 secs

N.C.D. Piyadarsani (Sri Lanka Navy) Long Jump - 6.15M

B.L. Nadeeka Lakmali (Sri Lanka Army)

Javelin Throw - 55.03M

W.M.C.I. Wijekoon (Sri Lanka Army) 1500M - 3:45.01 secs

Best Womens Athlete - R.M.C.S. Rasnayaka (Sri Lanka Air Force)
Best Mens Athlete - W.P. Manjula Kumara (Sri Lanka Air Force)
Best Athlete of the Meet - W.P. Manjula Kumara (Sri Lanka Air Force)

J.A.S. Maduranga (Sri Lanka Army) became the cynosure of the final day when he sphered a distance of 77.29 metres in his first attempt to set up a new Sri Lanka record at the 89th National Athletic Championships which concluded at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Sports Complex in Diyagama yesterday.

Airwoman W.K.L.A. Nimali set a new meet record book for the second time in the championships by finishing women’s 1500 metres in 04 minutes 26.25 seconds where she erased R.P.U. Kanchanamala’s 10 years old record.

It was K.A.K.L.Perera of Air Force who equalized the previous Sri Lanka Record of R.A.A. Kumarawansa by clearing 3.20 metres in the womens pole vault event.

Waruna Dayaratne, the previous Sri Lankan Record holder in the men’s javelin throw, seemed less competitive and became third in the event.

In the mens 100 metres final B.R.A.Hasaranga of Sri Lanka Army won the gold medal by reaching the finish line in 10.75 seconds.

Athletes from Malayasina Amateur Athletic Union dominated the womens 100 metres by grabbing the gold and the silver with ease where Siti Fatima clocked 12.06 seconds to win the event. The mens decathlon winner was W.K.D.S. Perera of Sri Lanka Air Force when he scored a total of 5805 points. B.A.S.Ayeesha of Police Sports Club won the gold in the women’s heptathlon by collecting 3672 points.