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Yupun Abeykoon is funded for training.

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Following a recent appeal by sprinter Yupun Abeykoon, the Sri Lankan Sports Ministry is gearing up to award prize money to athletes who won medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 in Birmingham. Abeykoon, who claimed the bronze medal in the men’s 100m event, and Sri Lanka’s first medal in the CWG men’s 100m event, asked the sports ministry to sponsor him on a long-term plan.

Sources close to the athlete disclosed that Yupun, who lives in Italy, has been asked for a sum of US$160,000 for a period of two years, aiming at the next Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. In response, sources revealed that the Minister of Sports has agreed to give Abekoon 120,000 US dollars for that period.

Apart from Abeykon, wrestler Nethmi Ahimsa, weightlifter Dilanka Isuru Kumara and para-athlete, Palitha Bandara are also set to receive grants from the Sports Ministry.

In addition, the Ministry of Sports has also discussed with Abekoon’s personal coach, former Italian sprinter Claudio Liciadello, to provide residential training in Italy to four more Sri Lankan track and field athletes. According to the news received, Licciardello has responded positively to the request.

යුපුන් අබේකෝන් හට පුහුණුව සඳහා අරමුදල් සැපයේ.

කෙටි දුර ධාවන ක්‍රීඩක යුපුන් අබේකෝන් විසින් මෑතකදී කරන ලද ආයාචනයකින් පසු, 2022 බර්මින්හැම් හි පැවති මෑතකදී අවසන් වූ පොදුරාජ්‍ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්‍රීඩා උළෙලේ (CWG) 2022 පදක්කම් දිනූ ක්‍රීඩක ක්‍රීඩිකාවන්ට ත්‍යාග මුදල් ප්‍රදානයට ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යාංශය සූදානම් වෙමින් සිටී. මීටර් 100 පිරිමි ඉසව්වේ ලෝකඩ පදක්කමට හිමිකම් කී අබේකෝන්, CWG පිරිමි මීටර් 100 ඉසව්වේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පළමු පදක්කම මෙය වන අතර, දිගුකාලීන සැලැස්මක් මත තමාට අනුග්‍රහය දක්වන ලෙස ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යාංශයෙන් ඉල්ලා සිටියේය.

2024 පැරිසියේ පැවැත්වෙන මීළඟ ඔලිම්පික් ක්‍රීඩා උළෙල ඉලක්ක කර ගනිමින් ඉතාලියේ වෙසෙන යුපුන් හට වසර දෙකක කාලයක් සඳහා ඇමෙරිකානු ඩොලර් 160000ක මුදලක් ඉල්ලා ඇති බව ක්‍රීඩකයාට සමීප ආරංචි මාර්ග අනාවරණය කළේය. ඊට ප්‍රතිචාර දක්වමින් ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යවරයා එම කාලය සඳහා අබේකෝන් වෙත ඇමෙරිකානු ඩොලර් 120000ක් ලබාදීමට එකඟ වී ඇති බව ආරංචි මාර්ග අනාවරණය කළේය.

අබේකෝන්ට අමතරව මල්ලවපොර ක්‍රීඩිකා නෙත්මි අහිංසා, බර ඉසිලීමේ ක්‍රීඩක දිලංක ඉසුරු කුමාර සහ පැරා මලල ක්‍රීඩක පාලිත බණ්ඩාර ද ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යාංශයෙන් ප්‍රදාන ලැබීමට සූදානමින් සිටී.

මීට අමතරව, තවත් ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජවන පිටියේ ක්‍රීඩක ක්‍රීඩිකාවන් හතර දෙනෙකුට ඉතාලියේ නේවාසික පුහුණුවක් ලබාදීම සඳහා ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යාංශය අබේකෝන්ගේ පෞද්ගලික පුහුණුකරු වන හිටපු ඉතාලි කෙටි දුර ධාවන ශූර ක්ලෝඩියෝ ලිකියාඩෙලෝ සමඟ ද සාකච්ඡා කර තිබේ. ලැබී ඇති දත්ත අනුව Licciardello විසින් එම ඉල්ලීමට ධනාත්මක ප්‍රතිචාරයක් දක්වා ඇත.

யுபுன் அபேகோன் பயிற்சிக்காக நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு.

ஓட்டப்பந்தய வீரர் யுபுன் அபேகோனின் சமீபத்திய வேண்டுகோளைத் தொடர்ந்து, இலங்கை விளையாட்டு அமைச்சகம் சமீபத்தில் பர்மிங்காமில் நடந்து முடிந்த பொதுநலவாய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகளில் (CWG) 2022 பதக்கங்களை வென்ற வீரர்களுக்கு பரிசுத் தொகையை வழங்கத் தயாராகி வருகிறது. ஆடவர் 100 மீற்றர் போட்டியில் வெண்கலப் பதக்கத்தை வென்ற அபேகோன், இலங்கையின் முதல் பதக்கமான CWG ஆடவருக்கான 100 மீற்றர் போட்டியில் தனக்கு நீண்டகாலத் திட்டத்திற்கு அனுசரணை வழங்குமாறு விளையாட்டு அமைச்சிடம் கேட்டுக்கொண்டார்.

இத்தாலியில் வசிக்கும் யுபுனிடம் 2024 இல் பாரிஸில் அடுத்த ஒலிம்பிக் போட்டியை இலக்காகக் கொண்டு இரண்டு வருட காலத்திற்கு 160,000 அமெரிக்க டாலர்கள் கேட்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தடகள வீரருக்கு நெருக்கமான வட்டாரங்கள் தெரிவித்தன. இதற்கு பதிலளிக்கும் விதமாக, விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சர் அபேகோனுக்கு அந்த காலகட்டத்திற்கு 120,000 அமெரிக்க டாலர்களை வழங்க ஒப்புக்கொண்டதாக வட்டாரங்கள் தெரிவித்தன.

அபேகோன் தவிர, மல்யுத்த வீராங்கனை நெத்மி அஹிம்சா, பளுதூக்கும் வீரர் திலங்க இசுரு குமார மற்றும் பாரா தடகள வீரர் பாலித பண்டார ஆகியோரும் விளையாட்டு அமைச்சின் உதவித்தொகையைப் பெற உள்ளனர்.

மேலும், மேலும் நான்கு இலங்கை தடகள விளையாட்டு வீரர்களுக்கு இத்தாலியில் வதிவிடப் பயிற்சிகளை வழங்குவதற்கு Abecon இன் தனிப்பட்ட பயிற்சியாளரான முன்னாள் இத்தாலிய ஓட்டப்பந்தய வீரர் Claudio Liciadello உடன் விளையாட்டு அமைச்சு கலந்துரையாடியுள்ளது. பெறப்பட்ட தரவுகளின்படி, லிக்கியர்டெல்லோ கோரிக்கைக்கு சாதகமாக பதிலளித்துள்ளார்.

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Dialog Schools Rugby League Week 4: Powerhouses Dominate as Rivalries Intensify

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The fourth week of the 2025 Dialog Schools Rugby League brought high-octane action across Colombo and Kandy, as traditional rugby giants asserted dominance while title ambitions sharpened. Here’s a round-up of the top matches that defined the week:

Trinity Outmuscles St. Joseph’s at CR & FC

Trinity College, Kandy, continued their unbeaten streak with a commanding 29-07 win over St. Joseph’s College, Maradana at the CR & FC grounds in Colombo. Trinity crossed the whitewash five times with 5 tries and 2 conversions, displaying explosive forward play and well-structured phases.

St. Joseph’s struggled to match Trinity’s physicality but managed a consolation try and conversion. At halftime, Trinity led 22-0, setting the tone early and maintaining control throughout.

Wesley Tames St. Peter’s in Tight Clash

At Havelock Park, Wesley College recorded a gritty 23-05 victory over St. Peter’s College. The Wesleyites scored 3 tries, 1 conversion, and added 2 penalties, proving their clinical edge under pressure.

St. Peter’s could only respond with a single try and failed to find rhythm. Wesley led 8-0 at the break and controlled territory effectively in the second half.

Isipathana Outguns Zahira in a High-Scoring Thriller

In one of the most entertaining matches of the weekend, Isipathana College edged out Zahira College 38-27 at Zahira Grounds. Isipathana scored 6 tries and 4 conversions, showcasing pace and creativity in attack.

Zahira fought back gallantly with 4 tries, 2 conversions, and a penalty, pushing the defending champions to the limit. At halftime, Isipathana led 26-8, and though Zahira launched a strong second-half rally, the Green Machine held on.

Royal Routs Vidyartha in Dominant Display

Royal College, Colombo, was at their clinical best as they overcame Vidyartha College, Kandy, 29-07 at the Royal Complex. The home side dotted down 5 tries and 2 conversions, demonstrating power rugby and slick handling.

Vidyartha managed a single converted try but struggled to contain Royal’s powerful forwards and rolling mauls. Royal led 12-7 at halftime before pulling away in the second half.

Looking Ahead

With teams like Trinity, Isipathana, and Royal continuing to impress, the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 is shaping up for a thrilling finish. Fans can expect tighter games and fierce battles as title dreams grow stronger.

Stay tuned with Sri Lankan Sports TV for full match reports, results, and exclusive school rugby coverage!

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Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul

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The Sri Lankan athletics team wrapped up a remarkable campaign at the Thailand Open Athletics Championship 2025, securing an impressive 11 medals, including 6 golds, during the competition held from June 21 to 25 in Bangkok.

The Sri Lankan squad, made up of eight athletes—four men and four women—delivered standout performances across track and field events, making the nation proud on the international stage.

Leading the charge was Rusiru Chathuranga, who clinched double gold in the Men’s 800m and 1500m events. Vicknaraj Vakshan added to the tally with a gold in the 5000m and a silver in the 1500m, while W.K.L.A. Nimali matched that feat by claiming gold in the Women’s 800m and silver in the 1500m.

Madushani Herath showed her dominance in the field events, capturing gold in both the long jump and triple jump. Ayomal Akalanka earned silver in the Men’s 400m hurdles, and Wathsala Hapuarachchi took silver in the Women’s 100m hurdles. Safreen Ahmed contributed a bronze medal in the Men’s triple jump.

While seven out of eight athletes reached the podium, Amasha de Silva narrowly missed out, finishing fourth in the Women’s 100m final, showcasing a commendable performance.

The full team is expected to return to Sri Lanka today after a tour that highlights the depth of talent in local athletics and signals strong potential ahead of upcoming regional events

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Kingswood College Claims Hard-Fought Win Over Zahira in Week 3 of Schools Rugby League

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Colombo – June 23:
Kingswood College, Kandy, came from behind to secure a gritty 27-18 victory over Zahira College, Colombo, in a Week 3 clash of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 played at Zahira College Grounds.

Despite trailing 11-10 at halftime, Kingswood regrouped and powered through in the second half, scoring 3 tries, 3 conversions, and 2 penalties to take home the win. Zahira fought valiantly with 2 tries, 1 conversion, and 2 penalties, but couldn’t match Kingswood’s consistency in the closing stages.

This win marks an important step for Kingswood in their league journey as they eye a stronger position in the 2025 standings.

Full-Time Score:
Kingswood College 27 (3T, 3C, 2P)
Zahira College 18 (2T, 1C, 2P)

📍 Venue: Zahira College Grounds, Colombo
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3

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