Records tumble at CP meet

S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Correspondent

A number of Central Provincial Athletic meet records on the fourth day of the Central Province schools athletic championship organised by the Department of Education and Central Province and worked off at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy for the fourth successive day.

At the end of the fourth day it was Walala Central College, Trinity College, Mahamaya Girls College and St. Sylvester’s College who appear to be in the front but they will receive stiff challenge from the other schools.

The records which were lowered yesterday were in the under 17, 400 metres hurdles, under 17 triple jump, under 17 long jump in the events for boys. Two records were also lowered in the championship for girls in under 19, 5,000 metres and under 21 discuss throw.

G.K.B.H. Perera of Trinity College time 58.8 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles to set up a new mark.

Dilshan Nimantha of Ginigathena Central College had a leap of 52 metres to establish a new record in boys under 17 triple jump.

The third record to go was in the under 17 boys long jump when W.M.D. Kavindu of Poramadulla Central College had a leap of 6.48 metres to set up a new mark. In the championship for girls H.T.I.K. Liyanage of Berrewaerts College, Ampitiya threw the discuss to a distance of 30.20 metres to establish a new record in the girls under 21 age group category.

The last record to go in the day was in the girls under 19, 5,000 metres long distance running by K.D.P. Kumarage of Pushpadana Maha Vidyalaya, Ambatenna with a timing of 18.37.9 minutes. A notable feature was tat most of the records were set up by the athletes from the village schools.

The meet will be continued today.