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A promotion for Yupun Abeykoon!!!
Army Sergeant H.G. Palitha Bandara, who won a silver medal in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games (Para) discus throw, and Corporal V.D.I, who won a bronze medal in the 55 kg weight category. Kumara players met the Army Commander Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage yesterday.
The meeting was held at the Army Commander’s office, and they were also given financial incentives.
37 contestants participated in athletics, weight lifting, para discus throwing and other sports events representing the Army in this year’s Commonwealth Games.
In addition, a bronze medal in the 100m race was won for Sri Lanka by Sergeant Yupun Abeykoon of the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps.
During the friendly meeting, the Lt. General appreciated the achievement of the medalists, praised them for their performance in an international sports festival and assured them of the necessary support for their future sports careers.
The Commander of the Army also informed that Sergeant Yupun Abeykoon will be promoted to the next rank.
Brigadier Nalin Bandaranaike, Director of the Directorate of Army Sports, and Colonel Sri Rajapaksa, Senior Officers of Military Services, also joined the occasion.
යුපුන් අබේකොන් හට උසස් වීමක්!!!
පසුගිය දා අවසන් වූ පොදුරාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා (පැරා) කවපෙත්ත විසි කිරීමෙන් රිදී පදක්කමක් දිනා ගත් යුද්ධ හමුදාවේ සැරයන් එච්.ජී පාලිත බණ්ඩාර හා කිලෝග්රෑම් 55 බර කාණ්ඩයේ ලෝකඩ පදක්කමක් දිනා දුන් කෝප්රල් වයි.ඩී.අයි. කුමාර යන ක්රීඩකයන් ඊයේ දින යුද්ධ හමුදාපති ලුතිනන් ජෙනරාල් විකුම් ලියනගේ මහතා හමු විය.
එම හමුව යුද්ධ හමුදාධිපති කාර්යලයේදී පැවති අතර, ඔවුන් හට මූල්යමය දිරි ගැන්වීම් ප්රදානයන්ද ලබා දෙන ලදී.
මෙවර පොදුරාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා උළෙලට යුද්ධ හමුදාව නියෝජනය කරමින් මලළ ක්රීඩා, බර ඉසිලීම, පැරා කවපෙත්ත විසි කිරීම හා අනෙකුත් ක්රීඩා තරග සදහා තරගකරුවන් 37 දෙනෙකු සහභාගී විය.
මීට අමතරව මීටර් 100 ධාවන ඉසව්වේ ලෝකඩ පදක්කමක් ශ්රී ලංකා විදුලි හා යාන්ත්රික ඉංජිනේරු බලකායේ මාණ්ඩලික සැරයන් යුපුන් අබේකෝන් ශ්රී ලංකාව වෙනුවෙන් දිනා දෙන ලදී.
එම සුහද හමුවේදී ලුතිනන් ජෙනරාල් වරයා පදක්කම් ලාභීන්ගේ ජයග්රහණය ඇගයීමට ලක් කල අතර, ජාත්යන්තර ක්රීඩා උළෙලකදී ඔවුන් දැක්වූ දක්ෂතා පිළිබදව ප්රශංසා කරමින්, ඔවුන්ගේ ඉදිරි ක්රීඩා ජීවිතයට අවශ්ය සහය ලබා දෙන බවටද සහතික විය.
එහිදී යුද්ධ හමුදාපති තුමා විසින් මාණ්ඩලික සැරයන් යුපුන් අබේකෝන් මීලග නිලයට උසස් කරන ලෙසද දැනුම් දෙන ලදී.
මෙම අවස්ථාවට යුද්ධ හමුදා ක්රීඩා අධ්යක්ෂක මණ්ඩලයේ අධ්යක්ෂක බ්රිගේඩියර් නලින් බණ්ඩාරනායක සහ යුධ සේවා සහකාර කර්නල් ශ්රී රාජපක්ෂ යන ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ නිලධාරීන්ද එක් වූහ.
யுபுன் அபேகோனுக்கு பதவி உயர்வு!!!
அண்மையில் நிறைவடைந்த பொதுநலவாய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டியில் (பரா) வட்டு எறிதலில் வெள்ளிப் பதக்கம் வென்ற இராணுவ சார்ஜன்ட் எச்.ஜி.பாலித பண்டார மற்றும் 55 கிலோ எடைப் பிரிவில் வெண்கலப் பதக்கம் வென்ற கோப்ரல் வி.டி.ஐ. குமார வீரர்கள் நேற்று இராணுவத் தளபதி லெப்டினன்ட் ஜெனரல் விக்கும் லியனகேவை சந்தித்தனர்.
இராணுவத் தளபதி அலுவலகத்தில் நடைபெற்ற இந்த சந்திப்பு அவர்களுக்கு நிதியுதவியும் வழங்கப்பட்டது.
37 போட்டியாளர்கள் தடகளம், பளு தூக்குதல், பாரா டிஸ்கஸ் எறிதல் மற்றும் இந்த ஆண்டு காமன்வெல்த் விளையாட்டுகளில் இராணுவத்தை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தும் மற்ற விளையாட்டு நிகழ்வுகளில் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.
மேலும், 100 மீற்றர் ஓட்டப் போட்டியில் வெண்கலப் பதக்கத்தை இலங்கை மின் மற்றும் இயந்திர பொறியியல் படையணியின் பணியாளர் சார்ஜன்ட் யுபுன் அபேகோன் வென்றார்.
சிநேகபூர்வ சந்திப்பின் போது, லெப்டினன்ட் ஜெனரல் பதக்கம் வென்றவர்களின் சாதனையைப் பாராட்டியதுடன், சர்வதேச விளையாட்டு விழாவில் அவர்களின் திறமையைப் பாராட்டியதுடன், அவர்களின் எதிர்கால விளையாட்டு வாழ்க்கைக்கு தேவையான ஆதரவையும் உறுதியளித்தார்.
ஸ்டாஃப் சார்ஜன்ட் யுபுன் அபேகோன் அடுத்த தரத்திற்கு பதவி உயர்வு பெறுவார் என்றும் இராணுவத் தளபதி தெரிவித்தார்.
இராணுவ விளையாட்டுப் பணிப்பாளர் பிரிகேடியர் நளின் பண்டாரநாயக்க மற்றும் இராணுவ சேவைகளின் சிரேஷ்ட அதிகாரிகள் கேணல் ஸ்ரீ ராஜபக்ஷ ஆகியோரும் இந்நிகழ்வில் கலந்துகொண்டனர்.







Cricket
Avishka Gunawardena Appointed SL U-19 Head Coach
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Avishka Gunawardena has been appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lanka Under-19 team. The decision comes as part of Sri Lanka Cricket’s efforts to strengthen the youth development program and prepare the next generation of players for international competition.
Gunawardena, known for his aggressive batting style during his playing days, brings a wealth of experience to the role. He has previously served in various coaching capacities, including stints with domestic teams and the national setup. His appointment is expected to provide young cricketers with valuable guidance and mentorship.
Sri Lanka Cricket officials expressed confidence that Gunawardena’s leadership will help nurture emerging talent and build a strong foundation for future success.
News
Sri Lanka Rugby Appoints Thierry Janeczek as Head Coach
Sri Lanka Rugby has confirmed the appointment of former France international and seasoned rugby sevens coach Thierry Janeczek on a six-month contract to lead the national sevens team in preparation for the Asian Games in Aichi, Nagoya later this year.
Janeczek, who arrives in Colombo on March 20, will observe the two legs of the BogoLiv Union Pay International SLR Sevens Series before returning in April to formally begin his coaching programme. His initial contract runs for six months, with the possibility of extension based on the team’s performance at the Asian Games.
At 66, Janeczek brings decades of experience to the role. A former flanker with three caps for France, he made his mark in the sevens format, representing his country at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993. He later coached the French national sevens team from 1996 to 2010, guiding them through more than 100 international tournaments and securing notable victories, including France’s first-ever international final win at the Paris Sevens in 2005.
His coaching résumé includes developing over 50 international players, training more than 100 certified coaches, and achieving Olympic success by leading France’s U18 team to gold at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
Cricket
Inquiry Launched Over Bloomfield’s Controversial Declaration
Sri Lanka Cricket has moved swiftly to launch an inquiry into Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club’s declaration during their Major Super Eight encounter against Moors Sports Club at Colts Grounds. The decision, which has been branded “unsporty” by critics, saw Bloomfield declare at 239 for 6 despite trailing on first innings, leaving Moors a modest chase of 147 runs. Moors completed the task comfortably, winning by four wickets in just 33 overs and reclaiming their place at the top of the table.
The declaration has raised serious questions about the spirit of competition, prompting SLC to summon captains, coaches, managers, and players from both sides for an official hearing this evening. At the heart of the probe lies a crucial issue: was Bloomfield’s move a bold tactical gamble or a breach of cricketing integrity?
With domestic cricket’s credibility now under the spotlight, the outcome of this inquiry could have significant consequences for the game in Sri Lanka, setting a precedent for how declarations and match strategies are judged in the future.
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