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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
Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?
Sri Lankan fast bowler Chamindu Wickramasinghe has come under the spotlight after his bowling action was officially reported as suspicious during a recent domestic encounter.
The incident occurred in a match of the National Super League held from April 6 to 9, where the Dambulla side faced Colombo. Wickramasinghe, representing Dambulla, drew attention from match officials, prompting concerns over the legality of his action.

The on-field umpires, Deepal Gunawardena and Ravindra Wimalasiri, made the report in accordance with standard procedures. Match referee Manoj Mendis also oversaw the process, ensuring that all regulations were followed.
Following the report, the matter has been referred to the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Unit for further assessment. Wickramasinghe may now be required to undergo biomechanical testing to determine whether his bowling action complies with the laws of the game.
Cricket
Sri Lanka lasses continue to impress
Sri Lanka Under-19 Women extended their impressive run in the Tri-Series with a composed four-wicket victory over Australia Women Under-19 cricket team at Bill Pippen Oval Today.
After being put in to bat, Australia U-19 struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Ayla Johnson top-scored with 18 off 29 balls, while Alyssa Dermody added a quick 13. However, regular wickets halted their progress as they finished on a modest 91 for 9 in 20 overs. Limansa Thilakarathne led the bowling effort with an impressive 3 for 26, well supported by Chamudi Praboda, who claimed 2 for 21.
In response, Sri Lanka Women Under-19 cricket team chased down the target with 92 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Despite a few setbacks, Pramudi Methsara anchored the innings with an unbeaten 21 off 17 balls, while Danodya Sewmini contributed a steady 14. Australia’s Filippa Suesee (3 for 18) and Ira Aery (2 for 13) fought hard, but Sri Lanka held their nerve.
News
Football Chief Jaswar Umar Enters Race for NOC Presidency
Jaswar Umar, President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, has officially submitted his nomination to contest for the presidency of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.
Umar becomes the fourth candidate in the race, joining Shirantha Peiris, Deva Henry, and Asanga Seneviratne, who are also contesting for the top position in the country’s Olympic body.
His time as football chief has created divided opinions among sports professionals who evaluate his performance. On one hand, Sri Lanka’s national team has shown improvement in international results, including a rise in the FIFA rankings from 204 to 191, along with notable performances against stronger opposition.
However, his approach has also faced criticism. Stakeholders have raised concerns over the increased reliance on Sri Lankan-origin overseas players, with claims that it has limited opportunities for local talent. The long-term vision for developing youth and building grassroots football programs has become a subject of public inquiry.
Umar now aims to advance his career through NOC while he leads Sri Lankan football with both positive results and ongoing public criticism of his work.
The upcoming election will become a competitive battle because four candidates will vie for control of a key position which holds major power within the country’s sports system.
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