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Malith Yasiru was adjudged Best Performer of the Meet

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63rd Junior National Athletics Championship 2023

17 New meet records established

Malith Yasiru of Kahawatta Central College walked away with the Best Performer of the Meet after his brilliant performance at the 63rd Junior National Athletics Championship 2023 concluded at Diyagama Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium yesterday.

Malith established a new meet record in the under-20 triple jump event leaping a distance of 15.89m to erase L.P.S. Dhananjaya’s record of 15.78m set way back in 2016. He was also awarded the Best Athlete in the Under-20 category.

Apart from Malith’s record, a total of 16 new meet records were established after three days of action in Diyagama.

Sri Lanka Athletics successfully conducted this National Athletic Junior Championship while Ananda Kulasinghe Additional Secretary of Sports Ministry was the Chief Guest. Vice President G. L. S Perera who was the Technical Committee Head with Chandana Ekanayake, and Lal Chandrakumara two senior VPs, and Treasurer Shantha de Silva graced the presentation ceremony.

New Meet Records:

Men

200m U-23 21.65 sec – IKB Abeywardane, Sri Lanka Army

400m U-23 47.06 sec – HDR Madushan, Sri Lanka Army

400m Hurdles U 23 – 51.24 sec – KMD Darshana, Sri Lak Athletics Club

Discus Throw U-23 – 43.61m – Suseenthi Kumar, Mithunraj Hartley College, Jaffna

100M U-20 -10.77 secs – UA Sumila Themiya Kumara. Pannala MV Kegalle

Triple Jump U-20 – 15.89m – KV Malith Yasiru, Kahawatta Central College

400m Hurdles U-18 – 52.66 sec – KLA Akalanka Ambagamuwa Central College

Pole Vault U-18 – 4.50m – Thushen Silva, Maris Stella Negombo

Hammer Throw U-18 – 35.19m – A. Vimalathas Nitharshan, Hartley College – Jaffna

300m Hurdles U-16 – 40.31 sec – UMA Sandeepa, Ambagamuwa CC

High Jump U-16 – 1.94m – Tharusha Mendis, Lyceum Wattala

Women

100m Hurdles U-23 – 14.51 sec – SBSL Dissanayaka, Swarnamali Girls’ Kandy

Hammer Throw U-23 – 40.00m – MG Nithinsa Mandani, Yatiyana MV Matara

100m Hurdles U-20 – 14.45 sec – SD Kahangama, Mahamaya Girls’ Kandy

Hammer Throw U-18 – 36.79m – MA Yuthara Linduli Jayaweera, Anula Nugegoda

100m U-16 Girls – 12.58 sec – Dananjana Fernando, Lyceum Wattala

300m Hurdles U-16 – 46.44 sec – HMNS Senevirathna Mahamaya Girls’ Kandy

තරගාවලියේ දක්ෂතම ක්‍රීඩකයා ලෙස මලිත් යසිරු සම්මාන ලැබීය

63 වැනි කනිෂ්ඨ ජාතික මලල ක්‍රීඩා ශූරතාවලිය 2023

පටිය: 17 නව තරග වාර්තා පිහිටුවා ඇත

කහවත්ත මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලයේ මලිත් යසිරු ඊයේ දියගම මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේදී අවසන් වූ 2023 63 වැනි කනිෂ්ඨ ජාතික මලල ක්‍රීඩා ශූරතාවලියේදී දැක්වූ දස්කම් දැක්වීමෙන් අනතුරුව තරගාවලියේ දක්ෂතම ක්‍රීඩකයා සමඟින් පිටව ගියේය.

මලිත් වයස අවුරුදු 20න් පහළ තුන්පිම්ම ඉසව්වෙන් මීටර් 15.89ක දුරක් පැන එල්.පී.එස්. ධනංජයගේ මීටර් 15.78 වාර්තාව 2016 දී පිහිටුවන ලදී. ඔහු වයස අවුරුදු 20 න් පහළ කාණ්ඩයේ දක්ෂතම ක්‍රීඩකයා ලෙස ද සම්මාන ලැබීය.

මලිත්ගේ වාර්තාවට අමතරව දියගමදී දින තුනක ක්‍රියාදාමයෙන් පසු නව තරග වාර්තා 16ක් ස්ථාපිත විය.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා මලල ක්‍රීඩා කණ්ඩායම මෙම ජාතික මලල ක්‍රීඩා කනිෂ්ඨ ශූරතාවලිය සාර්ථකව පැවැත් වූ අතර ප්‍රධාන ආරාධිත අමුත්තා ලෙස ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යාංශයේ අතිරේක ලේකම් ආනන්ද කුලසිංහ මහතා සහභාගි විය. චන්දන ඒකනායක සමග තාක්ෂණික කමිටු ප්‍රධානියා ලෙස කටයුතු කළ උප සභාපති ජී.එල්.එස් පෙරේරා, ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ උප සභාපතිවරුන් දෙදෙනෙකු වන ලාල් චන්ද්‍රකුමාර සහ භාණ්ඩාගාරික ශාන්ත ද සිල්වා යන මහත්වරු ප්‍රදානය කිරීමේ උත්සවයට සහභාගි වූහ.

නව Meet වාර්තා:

මිනිසුන්

මීටර් 200 U-23 තත් 21.65 – IKB අබේවර්ධන, ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුද හමුදාව

මීටර් 400 U-23 තත් 47.06 – HDR මධුෂාන්, ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුද හමුදාව

මීටර් 400 බාධක දිවීමේ වයස අවුරුදු 23 – තත්ත්පර 51.24 – කේ.එම්.ඩී දර්ශන, ශ්‍රී ලංකා මලල ක්‍රීඩා සමාජය

වයස අවුරුදු 23න් පහළ කවපෙත්ත විසිකිරීම – මීටර් 43.61 – සුසෙන්ති කුමාර්, මිතුන්රාජ් හාට්ලි විද්‍යාලය, යාපනය

මීටර් 100 න් පහළ 20-තත්පර 10.77 – යූ ඒ සුමිල තේමිය කුමාර. කෑගල්ල පන්නල ම.වි

අවුරුදු 20න් පහළ තුන්පිම්ම – මීටර් 15.89 – කේ.වී.මලිත් යසිරු, කහවත්ත මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය

වයස අවුරුදු 18න් පහළ මීටර් 400 කඩුලු පැනීම – තත්ත්පර 52.66 – කේඑල්ඒ අකලංක අඹගමුව මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය

18න් පහළ රිටි පැනීම – මීටර් 4.50 – තුෂේන් සිල්වා, මාරිස් ස්ටෙලා මීගමුව

18න් පහළ මිටිය විසිකිරීම – මීටර් 35.19 – ඒ.විමලතාස් නිතාර්ෂන්, හාට්ලි විද්‍යාලය – යාපනය

වයස අවුරුදු 16න් පහළ මීටර් 300 කඩුලු පැනීම – තත්ත්පර 40.31 – යූඑම්ඒ සංදීප, අඹගමුව සී.සී.

වයස අවුරුදු 16න් පහළ උස පැනීම – මීටර් 1.94 – තරුෂ මෙන්ඩිස්, වත්තල ලයිසියම්

කාන්තා

23න් පහළ මීටර් 100 කඩුලු පැනීම – තත්ත්පර 14.51 – SBSL දිසානායක, ස්වර්ණමාලි බාලිකා මහනුවර

23න් පහළ මිටිය විසිකිරීම – මීටර් 40.00 – එම්.ජී.නිතිංසා මන්දානි, යටියන ම.වි.

වයස අවුරුදු 20න් පහළ මීටර් 100 කඩුලු පැනීම – තත්ත්පර 14.45 – එස්ඩී කහංගම, මහාමායා බාලිකා මහනුවර

18න් පහළ මිටිය විසිකිරීම – මීටර් 36.79 – එම්.ඒ.යුතාරා ලිඳුලි ජයවීර, අනුලා නුගේගොඩ

වයස අවුරුදු 16න් පහළ මීටර් 100 බාලිකා – තත්පර 12.58 – ධනංජන ප්‍රනාන්දු, වත්තල ලයිසියම්

වයස අවුරුදු 16න් පහළ මීටර් 300 කඩුලු පැනීම – තත්ත්පර 46.44 – එච්එම්එන්එස් සෙනෙවිරත්න මහාමායා බාලිකා මහනුවර

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மலித் 20 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட டிரிபிள் ஜம்ப் போட்டியில் 15.89 மீ தூரம் பாய்ந்து எல்.பி.எஸ்.ஸை அழிக்க புதிய சாதனை படைத்தார். தனஞ்சயவின் சாதனை 15.78 மீ 2016 இல் அமைக்கப்பட்டது. மேலும் அவர் 20 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட பிரிவில் சிறந்த விளையாட்டு வீரருக்கான விருதையும் பெற்றார்.

மலித்தின் சாதனையைத் தவிர, தியகமவில் மூன்று நாட்கள் நடவடிக்கைக்குப் பிறகு மொத்தம் 16 புதிய சந்திப்பு பதிவுகள் நிறுவப்பட்டன.

விளையாட்டு அமைச்சின் மேலதிக செயலாளர் ஆனந்த குலசிங்க பிரதம அதிதியாகக் கலந்துகொண்ட போது, இலங்கை தடகள விளையாட்டுக் கழகம் இந்த தேசிய தடகள கனிஷ்ட சம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டியை வெற்றிகரமாக நடத்தியது. சந்தன ஏக்கநாயக்கவுடன் தொழில்நுட்பக் குழுவின் தலைவராக இருந்த உப தலைவர் ஜி.எல்.எஸ் பெரேரா மற்றும் இரண்டு சிரேஷ்ட துணைவேந்தர்களான லால் சந்திரகுமார மற்றும் பொருளாளர் சாந்த டி சில்வா ஆகியோர் பரிசளிப்பு விழாவில் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.

புதிய Meet பதிவுகள்:

ஆண்கள்

200m U-23 21.65 நொடி – IKB அபேவர்தன, இலங்கை இராணுவம்

400m U-23 47.06 நொடி – HDR மதுஷன், இலங்கை இராணுவம்

400 மீ தடை ஓட்டம் U 23 – 51.24 நொடி – KMD தர்ஷனா, ஸ்ரீ லக் தடகளக் கழகம்

வட்டு எறிதல் வயது 23 – 43.61 மீ – சுசீந்தி குமார், மிதுன்ராஜ் ஹார்ட்லி கல்லூரி, யாழ்ப்பாணம்

100M U-20 -10.77 நொடிகள் – UA சுமிலா தெமிய குமார. பன்னல எம்.வி கேகாலை

டிரிபிள் ஜம்ப் யு-20 – 15.89 மீ – கே.வி.மலித் யசிரு, கஹவத்தை மத்திய கல்லூரி

18 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட 400 மீ தடை ஓட்டம் – 52.66 நொடி – KLA அகலங்க அம்பகமுவ மத்திய கல்லூரி

18 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட போல்ட் வால்ட் – 4.50 மீ – துஷேன் சில்வா, மாரிஸ் ஸ்டெல்லா நீர்கொழும்பு

18 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட சுத்தியல் எறிதல் – 35.19 மீ – ஏ. விமலதாஸ் நிதர்ஷன், ஹார்ட்லி கல்லூரி – யாழ்ப்பாணம்

300 மீ தடை ஓட்டம் U-16 – 40.31 நொடி – UMA சந்தீபா, அம்பகமுவ CC

உயரம் தாண்டுதல் U-16 – 1.94 மீ – தருஷா மெண்டிஸ், லைசியம் வத்தளை

பெண்கள்

100 மீ தடை ஓட்டம் U-23 – 14.51 நொடி – SBSL திஸாநாயக்க, ஸ்வர்ணமாலி பெண்கள் கண்டி

சுத்தியல் எறிதல் யு-23 – 40.00 மீ – எம்.ஜி.நிதின்சா மந்தானி, யட்டியான எம்.வி.

100 மீ தடை ஓட்டம் U-20 – 14.45 நொடி – எஸ்டி கஹங்கம, மஹாமாயா பெண்கள் கண்டி

18 வயதுக்குட்பட்டோருக்கான சுத்தியல் எறிதல் – 36.79 மீற்றர் – எம்.ஏ. யுத்த லிந்துலி ஜயவீர, அனுலா நுகேகொட

16 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட 100 மீற்றர் பெண்கள் – 12.58 நொடி – தனஞ்சனா பெர்னாண்டோ, லைசியம் வத்தளை

300 மீ தடை ஓட்டம் U-16 – 46.44 நொடி – HMNS செனவிரத்ன மஹாமாயா பெண்கள் கண்டி

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Pathirage Rewrites Record Books with Historic 92.62m Throw in Rome

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Sri Lankan javelin sensation Rumesh Pathirage produced the performance of a lifetime at the Rome Diamond League, launching the spear an astonishing 92.62 metres to become the second-best javelin thrower in Asian history and move to eighth place on the world all-time rankings.

The 23-year-old delivered the remarkable throw with his second attempt in the men’s javelin competition, sending shockwaves through the athletics world and cementing his place among the sport’s elite.

Pathirage’s record-breaking effort not only shattered his previous personal best but also established a new Sri Lankan national record and the world-leading mark for the 2026 season.
Adding to the significance of the achievement, the Sri Lankan star eclipsed the long-standing Rome Diamond League meet record of 90.34 metres, which had stood for two decades and was set by Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen.

The historic throw marks a major milestone for Sri Lankan athletics, with Pathirage becoming the first athlete from the island nation to surpass the coveted 90-metre barrier in international competition.

His performance places him among the greatest javelin throwers of all time and further strengthens his credentials as a leading contender for major global championships in the years ahead.

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Tarushi Abisheka Wins Gold for Sri Lanka at Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships

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Sri Lankan athlete Tarushi Abisheka secured a gold medal in the girls’ 1500m event at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships currently being held in Hong Kong on Thursday (May 28).

Abisheka delivered an impressive performance to finish first with a timing of 4 minutes and 31.41 seconds, bringing glory to Sri Lanka on the international stage.

Iran’s Maryam Baluoutaki claimed the silver medal, while South Korea’s Song Dawson finished in third place to secure the bronze.

The talented Sri Lankan middle-distance runner is also competing in the 800m event at the championship.

The Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships has attracted athletes from 40 countries, competing across 46 events.

Sri Lanka has fielded a 22-member contingent for the tournament, consisting of 15 male athletes and seven female athletes.

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Tarushi Abisheka Wins Gold for Sri Lanka at Asian Under-20 Championships

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Sri Lanka’s rising middle-distance runner Tarushi Abisheka delivered an outstanding performance to claim the gold medal in the girls’ 1500 metres event at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong on Thursday.

Abisheka crossed the finish line in 4 minutes and 31.41 seconds, securing first place ahead of Iran’s Maryam Baluoutaki, who finished second, while South Korea’s Song Dawson claimed the bronze medal.

The young Sri Lankan athlete is also competing in the 800m event at the continental championship, continuing to showcase her talent on the international stage.

The Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships has attracted competitors from 40 countries, with athletes taking part in 46 events during the tournament.

Sri Lanka has fielded a 22-member team for the competition, consisting of 15 male athletes and seven female athletes.

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