Lakmali equals own record

YASARATNE GAMAGE

Western Province’s K A Kaushali Lakmali Perera cleared a height of 3.20 metres in the women’s pole vault and eventually equaled the National Sports Festival record held by her own and R A A Kumararwansa on the second day of the 37th National Sports Festival yesterday.

It was another day for Nadeeka Lakmali of Southern Province to prove that she is the best in Sri Lanka when it comes to women’s Javelin throw. The Olympian cleared a distance of 57.11 metres at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Sports Complex, Diyagama to overwrite the existing meet record which she registered in 2008 with a 52.34 metre long throw.

Lakmali who is also the National record holder (58.48 metres) is a product of Elpitiya Ananda Vidyalaya.

L D N G Jayathilake of Sabaragamuwa Province entered the record book by finishing the women’s 400 metres hurdles in 1 minute 01.45 seconds where she erased the previous record held by of S V A Kusumavathi of Central Province in 2009.

In the final event of the opening day of the festival, Western Province bettered another record in the men’s 4 x 400m relay by finishing the event in 40.4 seconds. They erased a seven year old meet record (40.78 seconds). Tomorrow is the final day of the meet.

Results:

Men Pole vault

1. L A R K K Balasuriya - 4.50 metres – (NWP)

2. K A C Senaratne - 4.50 metres – (NWP)

3. M I Sampath - 4.30 metres (NWP)

Long Jump

1. L Koswaththa (WP) 7.35m

2. NGP Bandara (NCP) 7.30m

3. DMDC Dissanayaka (NWP) 7.15m

Discus Throw (Men) final

1. T F Aleilema – 45.20m (WP)

2. W Harijanas – 40.99m (WP)

3. K A K Hemal – 39.32m (SP)

[400m Hurdles]

1. K M N J Gunatilaka - 52.11 seconds (SGP)

2. H P Y Ajith – 52.24 (NWP)

3. H S P Silva – 52.39 (WP)

200 m:

1 .S Ambepitiya - 21.28 seconds (WP)

2 . J A N S Jayathilaka - 21.86 seconds (UVA)

3 . M P D A S Pathirana - 21.97 seconds (CP)

[Women:Javelin throw ]

1. BLN Lakmalee 57.11m (SP)

2. HLND Lekamge 49.09m (SG)

3. HPDH Maduwanthi 44.25m (Uwa)

[Shot putt ]

1. NMD Muthunayaka (NWP) 14.10m

2. WTK Fernando (WP) 13.49m

3. WMSR Weerasekara (NCP) 12.49m

Pole vault

1. K A K L Perera – 3.20m (WP)

2. B A S Ayesha – 3.10m (NWP)

3. R A A Karunawangi – 3.00m (EP)

[Long Jump]

1. N C D Priyadarshani – 6.17m (WP)

2. R Rubasinghe - 6.01m (SP)

3 . S M S N Tennakoon – 5.96m (CP)

[400m Hurdles]

1. L D N G Jayathilaka – 1 minute 01.45 seconds (SGP)

2. S V A Kusumawathi – 1 minute 01.50 seconds (WP)

3. P K S U Madushani – 1 minute 03.72 seconds (WP)

200 m:

1. R M C S Rasnayake - 24.19 seconds (NWP)

2. H P S Buddika - 25.12 seconds (SP)

3. H D L Fernando - 25.67 seconds (WP)