Shashni Kumari wins girls under 14 javelin throw

S M Jiffrey ABDEEN-Kandy Sports Corr

Rains continued to interfere with the Sir John Tarbat Junior Athletic Championship organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association and sponsored by the health drink Milo worked off for the second day at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy yesterday.

There were very heavy showers overnight and yesterday which made ground conditions wet and muddy and the soggy conditions prevented most of the track events being worked off on schedule.

Yesterday the organizers worked off most of the heats and some of the finals late afternoon.

Since the conditions were not conducive for running, no records were lowered in the track event finals.

The finals worked off yesterday were:

Girls under 14 javelin throw: 1. Shashni Kumari (Mahamaya Girls College, Kandy) - 21.21 metres, 2. W A Maneesha (St Rita's Vidyalaya, Wennappuwa) - 19.95 m, 3. W A Madmumali (Buddhist Ladies College, Colombo) - 18.6 m.

Girls under 15 javelin throw: 1. E A N. Madushika (Holy Cross BV, Gampaha) - 25.90 metres, 2. E A A Lakmali (Handapanagoda MV) 24.42m, 3. G A Dilshani (Ave Maria Convent, Negombo) - 23.67 m.

Girls under 14 putt shot: 1. Ruyuri Wijesundera (Visakha Girls College, Colombo) - 7.69 metres, 2. R A P P Ranabahu (Ratnavali BV, Gampaha) - 6.82m, 3. Y Rashini Aseha Silva (Negombo International School) - 6.68 m.

Boys under 15 javelin throw:

1. R D A Vidusanka (St Mary's College, Kegalle) - 42.55 metres, 2. G G R M Dangolla (Sri Rahula College, Katugastota) - 42.13 m, 3. K A Nissanka (St Benedict's College, Kotahena) - 41.65 metres.

Boys under 12 high jump: 1. S M Jayawardena (St Sebastian's College, Moratuwa) - 1.37 metres, 2. D A R S Perera (St Sebastian's College, Moratuwa) - 1.32 m, 3. M P P Perera (Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya) - 1.32 m. (Both had equal distance).