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Neeraj Chopra is back to form in Diamond League…
Olympic champion and World Championship silver medalist Neeraj Chopra returned to the tournament by winning the Lausanne Diamond League. He confirmed his place in the Diamond League finals to be held in Zurich in the first week of September. Friday was the first time Chopra finished first in a Diamond League event and he will now have a chance to become a Diamond League champion in the javelin.
Chopra’s first attempt was 89.09m, his third-best throw. He scored overall 8 points for first place. Chopra – who participated in two Diamond Leagues (four events javelin) – finished fourth with 15 points. The top six athletes qualify for the finals.
Chopra’s second attempt was 85.18m, after which he failed in his third, fourth and fifth attempts. Chopra cleared 80.04 meters in his final throw.
But by that time he had secured his place in the finals.
Chopra had missed the Commonwealth Games after suffering an injury in his fourth throw at the World Championships.
But his opening throw in Lausanne showed he is close to his best in the return. Chopra’s national record is 89.94 meters which he threw in the Stockholm Diamond League. Diamond League events have no award medals and athletes are awarded points based on where they finish.
Neeraj Chopra ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් තරගාවලියේ දක්ෂතා අතරට…
ඔලිම්පික් ශූර සහ ලෝක ශූරතාවලියේ රිදී පදක්කම්ලාභී නීරාජ් චොප්රා ලෝසැන් ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීගය ජයග්රහණය කරමින් නැවත තරගාවලියට පැමිණියේය. සැප්තැම්බර් මුල් සතියේ සූරිච් හි පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් අවසන් මහා තරගයේදී ඔහු සිය ස්ථානය තහවුරු ගත්තේය. සිකුරාදා චොප්රා ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් ඉසව්වක පළමු ස්ථානයට පත් වූ පළමු අවස්ථාව වන අතර ඔහුට දැන් හෙල්ල විසි කිරීමේ ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් ශූරයෙකු වීමට අවස්ථාවක් ලැබෙනු ඇත.
චොප්රාගේ පළමු උත්සාහය මීටර් 89.09, මෙය ඔහුගේ තුන්වන හොඳම විසි කිරීම වේ. ඔහු පළමු ස්ථානයට ලකුණු 8ක් ලබා ගත්තේය. සමස්තයක් වශයෙන්, ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් දෙකකට සහභාගී වූ චොප්රා (ඉසව් හතරක් හෙල්ල විසි කිරීම) – ලකුණු 15 ක් ලබා සිව්වන ස්ථානයේ රැඳී සිටියේය. හොඳම ක්රීඩක ක්රීඩිකාවන් හය දෙනා අවසන් මහා තරගයට සුදුසුකම් ලබයි.
චොප්රාගේ දෙවැනි උත්සාහය මීටර් 85.18ක් වූ අතර ඉන් පසුව ඔහු තම තෙවැනි, සිව්වැනි සහ පස්වැනි උත්සාහයන් අසාර්ථක විය. ඔහුගේ අවසන් විසිකිරීමේදී චොප්රා මීටර් 80.04ක් ලබා ගත්තේය.
එහෙත් ඒ වන විට ඔහු අවසන් මහා තරගයේ ස්ථානය තහවුරු කරගෙන සිටියේය.
චොප්රා ලෝක ශූරතාවලියේදී ඔහුගේ සිව්වන විසිකිරීමේදී අබාධයකට ලක්වීමෙන් පසු පොදුරාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා උළෙල මඟ හැර තිබුණි.
නමුත් ලෝසාන් හි ඔහුගේ ආරම්භක විසි කිරීම පෙන්නුම් කළේ ඔහු ආපසු පැමිණීමේදී ඔහුගේ උපරිමයට ආසන්න බවයි. චොප්රාගේ ජාතික වාර්තාව ඔහු ස්ටොක්හෝම් ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීගයේ විසිකල කළ මීටර් 89.94 කි. ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් ඉසව්වලට පදක්කම් නොමැති අතර ක්රීඩක ක්රීඩිකාවන්ට ඔවුන් අවසන් කරන ස්ථානය අනුව ලකුණු ලබා දේ.
டயமண்ட் லீக்கில் நீரஜ் சோப்ரா மீண்டும் ஃபார்முக்கு…
ஒலிம்பிக் சாம்பியனும், உலக சாம்பியன்ஷிப் வெள்ளிப் பதக்கம் வென்றவருமான நீரஜ் சோப்ரா லொசேன் டயமண்ட் லீக்கை வென்று போட்டிக்குத் திரும்பினார். செப்டம்பர் முதல் வாரத்தில் சூரிச்சில் நடைபெறவுள்ள டயமண்ட் லீக் இறுதிப் போட்டியில் அவர் தனது இடத்தை உறுதிப்படுத்தினார். வெள்ளிக்கிழமை சோப்ரா டயமண்ட் லீக் நிகழ்வில் முதல் இடத்தைப் பிடித்து அவர் டயமண்ட் லீக் சாம்பியனாகும் வாய்ப்பைப் உருவாக்கியுள்ளார்.
சோப்ராவின் முதல் முயற்சி 89.09 மீ, அவரது மூன்றாவது சிறந்த எறிதல். அவர் ஒட்டுமொத்தமாக 8 புள்ளிகள் பெற்று முதலிடம் பெற்றார். சோப்ரா – இரண்டு டயமண்ட் லீக்களில் (நான்கு ஈட்டி எறிதல்) பங்கேற்றார் – 15 புள்ளிகளுடன் நான்காவது இடத்தைப் பிடித்தார். முதல் ஆறு தடகள வீரர்கள் இறுதிப் போட்டிக்கு தகுதி பெறுவார்கள்.
சோப்ராவின் இரண்டாவது முயற்சி 85.18 மீ, அதன் பிறகு அவர் தனது மூன்றாவது, நான்காவது மற்றும் ஐந்தாவது முயற்சிகளில் தோல்வியடைந்தார். சோப்ரா தனது கடைசி எறிதலில் 80.04 மீட்டர் தூரத்தை எட்டினார்.
ஆனால் அதற்குள் அவர் இறுதிப் போட்டிக்குத் தகுதி பெற்றிருந்தார்.
உலக சாம்பியன்ஷிப்பில் நான்காவது எறிதலில் காயம் அடைந்த சோப்ரா காமன்வெல்த் விளையாட்டுப் போட்டியில் பங்கேற்கவில்லை.
ஆனால் லொசானில் அவரது தொடக்க த்ரோ, அவர் திரும்பியதில் தனது சிறந்த நிலைக்கு அருகில் இருப்பதைக் காட்டியது. ஸ்டாக்ஹோம் டயமண்ட் லீக்கில் சோப்ராவின் தேசிய சாதனை 89.94 மீட்டர். டயமண்ட் லீக் நிகழ்வுகளில் பதக்கங்கள் இல்லை மற்றும் விளையாட்டு வீரர்களுக்கு புள்ளிகள் அடிப்படையில் அவர்கள் முடிக்கும் இடம் வழங்கப்படும்.
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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