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Japura again won the inter-university sports tournament

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3 years ago

January 10, 2023

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Sri Jayawardenepura University managed to win the overall inter-university sports tournament held for the year 2022.

This tournament, which was held under 22 different sports events, was held for more than 3 months, with various universities across the country as the foundation. This tournament was very exciting and Sri Jayawardenepura University was able to win the overall victory in this tournament which ended yesterday.

The University of Sri Jayawardenepura claimed the overall victory by scoring 356.5 points, while the runner-up went to the University of Colombo by scoring 340 points. Third place went to Sabaragamu University with 320 marks.

The University of Sri Jayawardenepura won the women’s section of the tournament, while the men’s section was won by the University of Colombo.

Jayawardenepura players managed to set many new records in this tournament. Thineth Jayasuriya, the captain of the weightlifting team, was able to set a new tournament record under the 109KG category in the weightlifting category. There, he managed to lift a total weight of 200 kg 80 kg under the snatch method and 120 kg under the clean and jerk method, and this went down in history as a new competition record. Japura athletes also managed to set new records in sports such as athletics and swimming.

අන්තර් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලීය ක්‍රීඩා තරගාවලියේ ජය නැවතත් ජපුරට

2022 වර්ශයට අදාලව පැවැත්වූ අන්තර් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලීය ක්‍රීඩා තරගාවලියේ සමස්ථ ජයග්‍රහණය ලබා ගැනීමට ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය සමත් විය.

විවිධ ක්‍රීඩා ඉසව් 22 යටතේ පැවති මෙම තරගාවලිය මස 3කට අධික කාලයක් පුරාවට රට පුරා විවිධ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය මූලික කර ගනිමින් පැවැත්විය. මෙම තරගාවලිය ඉතා උද්වේගකර මුහුණුවරක් ගත් අතර ඉකුත් දා නිමාව දුටු මෙම තරගාවලියේ සමස්ථ ජයග්‍රහණය ලබා ගැනීමට ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයට හැකියාව ලැනුණි.

ලකුණු 356.5 ලබා ගනිමින් ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය සමස්ථ ජයග්‍රහණයට හිමිකම් කී අතර අනුශූරතාවය ලකුණු 340ක් ලබා ගනිමින් කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයට හිමි විය. තෙවන ස්ථානය ලකුණු 320ක් ලබා ගනිමින් සබරගමු විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයට හිමි විය.

තරගාවලියේ කාන්තා අංශයේ සමස්ථ ජයග්‍රහණය ලබා ගැනීමට ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය සමත් වූ අතර, පිරිමි අංශයේ සමස්ථ ශූරතාවය කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයට හිමි විය.

මෙම තරගාවලියේ නව තරග වාර්ථා රැසක් පිහිටුවීමට ජයවර්ධනපුර ක්‍රීඩකයෝ සමත් වූහ. බර ඉසිලීමේ තරග අංශයෙන් 109KG වැඩි තරග කාණ්ඩය යටතේ නව තරගාවලි වාර්ථාවක් පිහිටුවීමට බර ඉසිලීමේ කණ්ඩායමේ නායක තිනෙත් ජයසූරියට හැකියාව ලැබුණි. එහිදී ඔහු ස්නැච් ක්‍රමය යටතේ කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 80ක් සහ ක්ලීන් ඇන්ඩ් ජර්ක් ක්‍රමය යටතේ කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 120ක් ලෙස කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 200ක සමස්ත බර ප්‍රමාණයක් ඉසිලීමට සමත් වූ අතර මෙය නව තරග වාර්ථාවක් ලෙස ඉතිහාස ගත විය. එමෙන්ම මලල ක්‍රීඩා හා පිහුණුම් ආදී ක්‍රීඩා අංශ වලින් ද ජපුර ක්‍රීඩකයින් නව තරග වාර්ථා පිහිටුවීමට සමත් විය.

பல்கலைக்கழகங்களுக்கு இடையிலான விளையாட்டுப் போட்டியில் ஜபுரா மீண்டும் வெற்றி

2022 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான பல்கலைக்கழகங்களுக்கு இடையிலான விளையாட்டுப் போட்டியில் ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஒட்டுமொத்த வெற்றியைப் பெற முடிந்தது.

22 வெவ்வேறு விளையாட்டு நிகழ்வுகளின் கீழ் நடைபெற்ற இந்தப் போட்டியானது, நாடு முழுவதும் உள்ள பல்வேறு பல்கலைக்கழகங்களை அடித்தளமாகக் கொண்டு 3 மாதங்களுக்கும் மேலாக நடைபெற்றது. இப்போட்டி மிகவும் பரபரப்பாக அமைந்ததுடன், நேற்று முடிவடைந்த இந்த போட்டியில் ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஒட்டுமொத்த வெற்றியை தனதாக்க முடிந்தது.

ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம் 356.5 புள்ளிகளைப் பெற்று ஒட்டுமொத்த வெற்றியையும், இரண்டாம் இடத்தை 340 புள்ளிகளைப் பெற்று கொழும்பு பல்கலைக்கழகத்தையும் தட்டிச் சென்றது. சப்ரகாமு பல்கலைக்கழகம் 320 மதிப்பெண்கள் பெற்று மூன்றாமிடம் பெற்றது.

போட்டியின் பெண்கள் பிரிவில் ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகமும், ஆண்கள் பிரிவில் கொழும்பு பல்கலைக்கழகமும் வெற்றி பெற்றன.

இந்த போட்டியில் ஜயவர்தனபுர வீரர்கள் பல புதிய சாதனைகளை படைக்க முடிந்தது. பளுதூக்குதல் பிரிவில் 109KG பிரிவின் கீழ் பளுதூக்குதல் அணியின் தலைவர் தினெத் ஜயசூரிய புதிய போட்டி சாதனையை நிலைநாட்ட முடிந்தது. அங்கு ஸ்னாட்ச் முறையில் 80 கிலோவும், கிளீன் அண்ட் ஜெர்க் முறையில் 120 கிலோவும் என மொத்தம் 200 கிலோ எடையை தூக்கி, புதிய போட்டி சாதனையாக வரலாற்றில் இடம்பிடித்தார். தடகளம் மற்றும் நீச்சல் போன்ற விளையாட்டுகளிலும் ஜபுரா விளையாட்டு வீரர்கள் புதிய சாதனைகளை படைக்க முடிந்தது.

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Croospulle’s Century Powers Sri Lanka ‘A’ to Comfortable Win

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5 hours ago

April 8, 2026

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A brilliant century from Lasith Croospulle guided Sri Lanka ‘A’ to a convincing 44-run victory over New Zealand ‘A’ in the second unofficial ODI played in Hambantota.

After being put in to bat, Sri Lanka ‘A’ posted a formidable 368/9 in their allotted 50 overs. Croospulle led the charge with a brilliant 103 off 76 balls, striking 13 fours and six sixes in an aggressive display. He was well supported by Sonal Dinusha, who hammered 93 off 77 deliveries, and captain Sahan Arachchige, who contributed a solid 74. The top order maintained a high scoring rate throughout, consistently putting pressure on the visiting bowlers. Despite a few wickets falling at regular intervals, the hosts kept the momentum intact to reach an imposing total.

In response, New Zealand ‘A’ faced a revised target of 203 in 28 overs but managed only 158/3. Curtis Heaphy top-scored with an unbeaten 53, while Dale Phillips added 34. However, the required run rate proved too steep as Sri Lanka ‘A’ bowlers maintained control. Dilshan Madushanka struck early, and Milan Rathnayaka and Ravindu Fernando chipped in with key wickets to restrict the chase.

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Sri Lanka U19 Women suffer narrow defeat in thrilling encounter

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7 hours ago

April 8, 2026

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Sri Lanka U19 Women suffered their first defeat of the tri-series after a dramatic one-wicket loss to Australia U19 Women in Match 3 of the Under-19 Women’s Tri-Series in Australia.

Batting first, Sri Lanka U19 Women posted a modest total of 174 in 49.3 overs. The innings was built around a patient 25 off 56 balls by V. Balasuriya and a brisk 20 from U. Peiris, but the side struggled to build lasting partnerships. Australia’s bowling attack kept things tight throughout, with M. Barwick leading the effort with an impressive 3 for 22, well supported by disciplined spells from the rest of the unit.

In response, Australia U19 Women chased down the target in 43.1 overs, finishing at 175 for 9 in a nail-biting finish. A. Dermody anchored the innings with a crucial 59 off 81 deliveries, while I. Panelli added a valuable unbeaten 37 off 43 balls to guide the hosts over the line.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers made a strong effort to defend the total, led by A. Thalagune’s outstanding five-wicket haul (5 for 42), which kept the contest alive until the final moments. N. Upeksha also provided excellent support with 3 for 5, applying pressure during the middle overs.

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Sri Lanka Eyes Long-Term Cricket Revival as Government Unveils Structured Plan

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11 hours ago

April 8, 2026

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Sri Lanka’s journey back to cricketing excellence will require patience, planning, and sustained effort, according to Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage, who addressed Parliament on the future of the sport.

Highlighting the challenges facing the national game, the minister noted that the decline in cricket along with other sports—has unfolded over more than a decade. As a result, he cautioned against expectations of a quick turnaround, emphasizing that meaningful progress will take time.

Building strong athletes and competitive teams is a gradual process. It’s not something that can be rushed or treated like a short-term project

Gamage revealed that the government has already put in place a comprehensive, structured programme designed to rebuild the foundations of Sri Lankan cricket. He stressed that the initiative is focused on long-term development rather than immediate results.

Responding to criticism from opposition groups, the minister dismissed claims questioning the effectiveness of the plan, insisting that the strategy is firmly on track.

He also expressed confidence in the country’s ability to reclaim its former cricketing stature, assuring that the efforts underway will ultimately deliver results.