Trinity- Junior National Weight Lifting champions
Upananda Jayasundara Kandy Sports Special Corr.
Trinity College, Kandy won the Junior National Weight Lifting Contest
for the fourth year in succession held on 28th and 29th of December,
2012 at the Peradeniya University Gymnasium conducted by the Sri Lanka
Weight Lifting Federation.
The victorious Trinity College weight lifting team seated from
left: T. D. Karunathilake (Vice captain) P. K. G. Dayan (coach)
Kamil Seneviratne (captain) D. M. B. Ratnayake, Standing from
left S. Abeywickrama, Lochana Girihagama, Umesh Samarasekera,
Patrick Jayasundera, M. Insaaf, B. D. Delwita, Randika Alwis, S.
Karunathillake, I. Rangala, S. Abeywarna, S. Dissanayake,
Anuradha Karunathilake, K. Seneviratne and P. Abeysundera
(Picture by Upanada Jayasundera Kandy Sports Special Corr) |
Trinity College won both under 17 and under 20 championships. In the
under 17 age category they won six Gold medals, 3 Silver medals to chich
the championship.
In the under 20 age group, the victorious Trinity team won 3 gold, 3
silver and 1 bronze medals to defeat Sri Lanka Army weight lifting team
which became Runners-up. U. Samarasekera, competing in the Under 17 age
category won the Best Lifter's award and also set three Sri Lanka
records lifting 90 Kgs in snatch and 115 Kgs in clean and jerk totalling
205 Kgs.
Lochana Girihagama competing in the 77Kg weight category in the under
17 age group also set three Sri Lanka records.
Kamil Seneviratne competing in the under 20 age category and 77
weight category recorded three Sri Lanka records for Trinity.
Under 17 winners
S. Abeywickrama 50Kg Category Gold-Snatch 52Kg Clean and Jerk 70Kg
Total 122 Kg
S. Abeywarna 62Kg Category Gold-Snatch 65 Kg Clean and Jerk 80Kg
Total 145 Kg
S. Dissanayake- 69Kg Category SilverSnatch 65Kg Clean and Jerk
90Kg Total 155 Kg
U. Samarasekara - 69Kg Category Gold-Snatch 90Kg Clean and Jerk
115Kg Total 205 Kg
E. Rangala- 77Kg Category SilverSnatch 75Kg Clean and Jerk 90Kg
Total 165 Kg
L.Girihagama- 77Kg Category Gold Snatch 96Kg Clean and Jerk 125Kg
Total 221 Kg
M. H. Azhar- 85Kg Category Gold Snatch 80Kg Clean and Jerk 100 Kg
Total 180Kg
K. Siriwardana- 95Kg Category Silver Snatch 65Kg Clean and Jerk
80Kg Total 145Kg
A. Karunathilaka -+95Kg Category Gold Snatch 75Kg Clean and Jerk
100Kg Total 175Kg
Under 20 Winners
K. H. B. Senevirathna - 77Kg Category Gold-Snatch 106Kg Clean and
Jerk 132Kg Total 238Kg
Y. R. Jayasooriya - 77Kg Category Silver-Snatch 80Kg Clean and Jerk
115Kg Total 195Kg
T. D. Karunathilaka - 85Kg Category Gold Snatch 92Kg Clean and
Jerk 125Kg Total 227 Kg
R. Alwis - 94Kg Category Gold Snatch 80Kg Clean and Jerk 117Kg
Total 197 Kg
D. M. B. Rathnayake- 94Kg Category Bronze Snatch 70Kg Clean and
Jerk 100Kg Total 170 Kg
M. Insaf - 105Kg Category Silver Snatch 65Kg Clean and Jerk 95Kg
Total 162 Kg
B. D. Delwita -+105Kg Category Silver Snatch 80Kg Clean and Jerk
108Kg Total 188 Kg |