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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
Sri Lanka U19 Women Shine with Third Straight Win in Tri-Series
Sri Lanka Under-19 Women continued their impressive run in the Tri-Series in Australia, securing their third consecutive victory with a commanding 35-run win over England in Match 8.
Batting first, Sri Lanka posted a modest total of 104 for 8 in their 20 overs. Despite early pressure, valuable contributions from V. Balasuriya, who scored a steady 34 off 40 balls, and S. Kavindi with 26 off 33 deliveries helped stabilize the innings. England’s bowling attack was led by E. Bristowe, who delivered an excellent spell, claiming 3 wickets for just 15 runs.
In response, England struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling unit. The innings was wrapped up in 16.3 overs, falling well short of the target. A. Oliver top-scored with 16 runs, while S. Patil added 12, but the rest of the lineup failed to make significant contributions.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers were outstanding, with V. Weerappuli taking 2 for 6, supported by strong performances from L. Thilakarathne and P. Methsara, who picked up key wickets to dismantle the opposition.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Name Strong Squad for Bangladesh Tour 2026
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a strong women’s squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh, with Chamari Athapaththu appointed as captain for both One Day Internationals (ODIs) and T20 Internationals (T20Is). The tour will feature three ODIs and three T20Is, providing valuable international exposure ahead of a busy season.

The ODI series is scheduled to be played in Rajshahi on April 20, 22, and 25, while the T20I matches will take place in Sylhet on April 28 and 30, and May 2.
The squad includes experienced players such as Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, and Nilakshika Silva, alongside promising talents like Kaveesha Dilhari and Sugandika Kumari. The selectors have also included emerging players such as Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, and Kaushini Nuthyangana to strengthen the lineup.
Notably, the ODI and T20I squads remain largely consistent, with a few changes including the inclusion of Rashmika Sewwandi, Mithali Ayodhya, and Nimesha Madushani for the shorter format.
ODI Squad:
Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Hasini Perera, Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Piumi Wathsala, Kaveesha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Kawya Kavindi, Chethana Vimukthi, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari
T20I Squad:
Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Hasini Perera, Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Rashmika Sewwandi, Kaveesha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Mithali Ayodhya, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Nimesha Madushani
Cricket
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Chandimal is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan shortly, with expectations high that he will integrate quickly into the team environment. His inclusion comes at a crucial time in the tournament, where consistency and depth in the batting lineup can make a significant difference.
Known for his composure under pressure and ability to anchor innings, Chandimal is likely to strengthen both the batting order and the wicketkeeping department. The Gladiators will be hoping his presence adds balance to the squad as they aim to improve their standing in the competition and push for a strong finish in the league.
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