Athletics
Sri Lankan Juniors lose the opportunity of participating in the U20 World Athletics Championship!!!
The U20 World Athletics Championships are scheduled to be held in Cali, Colombia from August 1 to 6 this year. The squad of players representing Sri Lanka for the tournament had been officially announced. Five male players and two female players were selected for that.
Accordingly, Tarushi Karunaratne qualified for the women’s 400m and 800m events, while Amesha Hettiarachchi qualified for the women’s 400m hurdles event.
Hirusha Hashen has qualified for the men’s long jump event in the world championship and Pasindu Malshan has been selected to represent Sri Lanka in the triple jump event. Kaweesha Bandara has qualified to participate in the 110m hurdles event and Dhanuka Darshan has qualified to participate in the 400m hurdles event. A young Sri Lankan athlete was also qualified to represent the javelin throwing event in the Under-20 World Championship. He is Rumesh Tharanga.
However, these athletes have qualified for the World Championship Athletics Tournament for their skills, but due to the incompetence and irresponsible actions of the administration, these athletes have not participated in the World Championship Youth Athletics Tournament held in Colombia. That is because it is not possible to get air tickets to travel to Colombia. It is reported that the reason for this problem is that the Sports Ministry has allocated money for the tickets but did not reserve the tickets until the visas were received.
කනිෂ්ඨයන්ට ලෝක ශුරතා මලල ක්රීඩා තරගාවලිය අහිමි වේ!!!
විස්සෙන් පහළ ලෝක මලල ක්රීඩා ශුරතාවය මේ වසරේ අගෝස්තු 1 වෙනිදා සිට 6 වෙනිදා දක්වා කොලොම්බියාවේ Caliහි දී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතව පවති. එම තරගාවලිය සඳහා ශ්රී ලංකාව නියෝජනය කරමින් සහභාගි වන ක්රීඩක සංචිතය නිල වශයෙන් නිවේදනය කර තිබුණි . ඒ සඳහා ක්රීඩකයන් පස්දෙනෙකු සහ ක්රීඩිකාවන් දෙදෙනෙකු තේරී පත්ව සිටි.
ඒ අනුව කාන්තා මීටර් 400 සහ 800 ඉසව් සඳහා තරුෂි කරුණාරත්න සුදුසුකම් ලබද්දී අමේෂා හෙට්ටිආරච්චි කාන්තා මීටර් 400 කඩුලු පැනීම ඉසව්ව සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇත.
ලෝක ශුරතාවයේ පිරිමි දුර පැනීම ඉසව්ව සඳහා හිරුෂ හෂේන් සුදුසුකම් හිමිකර ගෙන ඇති අතර තුන් පිම්ම පැනීමේ ඉසව්ව සඳහා ශ්රී ලංකාව නියෝජනය කිරිමට පසිඳු මල්ෂාන් තේරී පත්ව සිටි. මීටර් 110 කඩුලු පැනීමේ ඉසව්ව සඳහා කවීෂ බණ්ඩාර සහභාගි වීමට සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇති අතර ධනුක දර්ශන මීටර් 400 කඩුලු පැනීමේ ඉසව්වෙන් මෙවර යොවුන් ලෝක ශූරතාවයට සහභාගි වීමට සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇත. විස්සෙන් පහළ ලෝක ශුරතාවයේ හෙල්ල විසි කිරීම ඉසව්ව නියෝජනය කිරීමටත් ශ්රී ලංකා යොවුන් ක්රීඩකයකු සුදුසුකම් ලබා සිටි. ඔහු රුමේෂ් තරංගයි.
කෙසේවෙතත් මෙම ක්රීඩක ක්රීඩිකාවන් සිය දක්ෂතාවයන් අතින් ලෝක ශුරතා මලල ක්රීඩා තරගාවලියට සුදුසුකම් ලබා සිටියත් පරිපාලනයේ නොහැකියාව සහ වගකීම් විරහිත ක්රියා කළාපය හේතුවෙන් මෙම ක්රීඩක ක්රීඩිකාවන්ට මේ වන විට කොලොම්බියාවේ පවත්වන ලෝක ශුරතා යොවුන් මලල ක්රීඩා තරගාවලියට සහභාගි නොවී සිටිමට සිදු වී තිබේ. ඒ කොලොම්බියාව බලා ගමන් කිරීමට ගුවන් ප්රවේශපත් ලබා ගත නොහැකි වී ඇති බැවින් ය. ක්රීඩා අමාත්යාංශය ප්රවේශ පත්ර සඳහා මුදල් වෙන්කර තිබුණත් වීසා ලැබෙන තුරු ප්රවේශ පත්ර වෙන් කර නොගැනීම මෙම ගැටලුවට හේතූ වී ඇති බව වාර්තා වේ.
U20 உலக தடகள சாம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டியில் பங்கேற்கும் வாய்ப்பை இழந்த இலங்கை இளையோர்!!!
U20 உலக தடகள சாம்பியன்ஷிப் இந்த ஆண்டு ஆகஸ்ட் 1 முதல் 6 வரை கொலம்பியாவின் காலி நகரில் நடைபெற உள்ளது. போட்டிக்கான இலங்கையை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தும் வீரர்களின் குழாம் உத்தியோகபூர்வமாக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது. அதற்காக ஐந்து ஆண் வீரர்களும் இரண்டு பெண் வீராங்கனைகளும் தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டனர்.
இதன்படி, பெண்களுக்கான 400 மீற்றர் மற்றும் 800 மீற்றர் போட்டிகளுக்கு தருஷி கருணாரத்ன தகுதி பெற்றுள்ள அதேவேளை, பெண்களுக்கான 400 மீற்றர் தடைதாண்டல் போட்டிக்கு அமேஷா ஹெட்டியாராச்சி தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளார்.
உலக சம்பியன்ஷிப் தொடரில் ஆண்களுக்கான நீளம் தாண்டுதல் போட்டிக்கு ஹிருஷா ஹஷேன் தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளதுடன், மும்முறை தாண்டுதல் போட்டியில் இலங்கையை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்த பசிந்து மல்ஷான் தெரிவாகியுள்ளார். கவீஷா பண்டார 110 மீற்றர் தடை ஓட்டப் போட்டியில் பங்குபற்றுவதற்கு தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளதுடன், தனுக தர்ஷன் 400 மீற்றர் தடை ஓட்டப் போட்டியில் பங்குபற்றுவதற்கு தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளனர். 20 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட உலக சம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டியில் ஈட்டி எறிதல் நிகழ்வைப் பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்துவதற்கும் இலங்கையின் இளம் தடகள வீரர் ஒருவர் தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளார். அவர் ருமேஷ் தரங்கா.
எனினும், இந்த விளையாட்டு வீரர்கள் தங்களது திறமைக்காக உலக சாம்பியன்ஷிப் தடகள போட்டிக்கு தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளனர், ஆனால் நிர்வாகத்தின் திறமையின்மை மற்றும் பொறுப்பற்ற செயல்களால், இந்த விளையாட்டு வீரர்கள் கொலம்பியாவில் நடைபெறவுள்ள உலக சாம்பியன்ஷிப் இளைஞர் தடகள போட்டியில் பங்கேற்க முடியாமல் போயுள்ளது. கொலம்பியா செல்வதற்கு விமான டிக்கெட்டுகளைப் பெற முடியாது என்பதே அதற்குக் காரணம். விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சகம் டிக்கெட்டுகளுக்கு பணம் ஒதுக்கியிருந்தாலும், விசா கிடைக்கும் வரை டிக்கெட்டுகளை முன்பதிவு செய்யாததே இந்த சிக்கலுக்கு காரணம் என்று தெரிவிக்கப்படுகிறது.
Former Olympian and Asian Games gold medalist Damayanthi Darsha has called for urgent reforms in Sri Lanka’s sports associations, which have long been plagued by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. With the recent political shift in the country, Darsha emphasized the need for immediate action to address these issues.
For years, nearly all sports associations in Sri Lanka have faced widespread criticism for misconduct and mismanagement. The National Olympic Committee (NOC) recently came under intense scrutiny for corruption allegations, prompting intervention from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Many top officials in national sports associations have remained in power for over a decade, often leveraging their experience as a justification to retain their positions. However, Darsha highlighted how these officials have manipulated constitutions to entrench themselves in power, making it difficult for fresh talent to take over. While the Sri Lankan public voted for new leadership in the general elections, the same has not been reflected in sports association elections.
“Immediate action must be taken against the allegations surrounding Sri Lanka’s sports associations,” Darsha stated following the recent election results.
She further explained, “These associations and their officials have altered constitutions to benefit themselves, securing positions for extended periods and reappointing allies. This has tarnished the reputation of sports in the country. It is essential to amend the sports law to ensure accountability and appoint officials dedicated to serving the interests of the nation and sports.”
Darsha remains a celebrated figure in Sri Lanka’s athletics history, holding the national record in the 400m with a time of 51.05 seconds. She has won three Asian Games gold medals and four Asian Championship gold medals. Darsha also expressed her support for her former teammate, Sugath Thilakarathne, who was recently elected as a Member of Parliament.
On a related note, Sunil Kumara Gamage assumed duties as Sri Lanka’s new Sports Minister on Tuesday (19). Gamage pledged to prioritize the fight against corruption, emphasizing his commitment to implementing a well-structured plan to address these issues.
“Our government stands firmly against corruption, and I am ready to take decisive action,” Gamage declared during his inaugural address.
The call for reforms from both Darsha and Gamage signals a critical moment for Sri Lanka’s sports associations to address longstanding issues and restore public trust.
Paralympics 2024
Samitha Dulan Kodithuwakku of Sri Lanka bagged a Silver medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw (F64) event at the ongoing Paralympic Games 2024 in Paris.
He recorded his fifth throw of 67.03m, breaking the previous world record in the F44 category. This was his best throw of his night, as his previous throws were 63.14, 63.61, 55.01 and 63.73.
Dulan’s accomplishment also signifies the first silver medal for Sri Lanka in the history of the Paralympics.
India’s Sumit Antil successfully defended his gold medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw F64 category, achieving a throw of 70.59 meters. The bronze medal was awarded to Michal Buran of Australia, who recorded a distance of 64.89 meters.
This is not the first occasion on which Dulan has brought honor to his country; he previously claimed a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games with a personal best of 65.61 meters and also secured a bronze medal at the World Para Athletics World Championship 2023 held in Paris, France.
Yupun Abeykoon, renowned as South Asia’s fastest man, showcased his exceptional skills at the Anhalt Athletic Championship, securing a remarkable victory in the men’s 100-meter event with a time of 10.16 seconds. This triumph propels him one step closer to his ultimate goal for this year: qualifying for the Olympics.
Abeykoon’s exceptional performance at the Anhalt Athletic Championship once again highlighted his remarkable speed and unwavering determination. As a representative of Sri Lanka in the 2021 Olympics, he continues to push his limits and set new records.
Previously, Abeykoon made headlines by becoming the first athlete from South Asia to complete a 100-meter sprint in under 10 seconds, achieving a time of 9.96 seconds. His consistent progress and recent victory solidify his position as a top contender in the realm of global athletics.
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