Athletics: Eight Athletes & Four Para Athletes nominated for Presidential Sports Awards (Full List)

Presidential Sports Awards 2016 Results
Three Finalists According to the Alphabetical Order
The award ceremony will take place at the BMICH on 19th of May.

2. The Most Outstanding Sports Women’s Team of the Year
Sri Lanka Women’s Carrots Team / Sri Lanka Women’s Kabaddi Team / Sri Lanka Netball Team

3. The Most Outstanding Sports Men’s Team of the Year
Sri Lanka Men’s Carrom Team / Sri Lanka Men’s Kabaddi Team / Sri Lanka Men’s Karate Team

4. The Most Outstanding Sports Women of the Year
B. Dinusha Hanani Gomas – Weight Lifting / B. G. Niluka Geethani Rajasekara – Athletics / W.K. Nimali Liyanarachchi – Athletics

5. The Most Outstanding Sports Men of the Year
Indrajith Cooray – Athletics / Dilantha Malagamuwa – Auto Mobile / Matthew Abeysinghe – Swimming

7. The Most Outstanding Sports Men’s Team (with disability) of the Year
Sri Lanka Blind Cricket Team

8. The Most Outstanding Sports Women (with disability) of the Year
T. Amara lndumathi Karunathilake – Para Athletics

9. The Most Outstanding Sportsman (with disability) of the Year
Anil Prasanna Jayalath – Para Athletics / H M Dinesh Priyantha Herath – Para Athletics / Indika Chuladasa – Para Athletics

11. The Most Outstanding Junior Sports Men’s Team of the year
Sri Lanka Under 20 Rugby Team / Sri Lanka Under 19 Rugby Team / Sri Lanka Under 19 Cricket Team

12. The Most Outstanding Junior Sports Woman of the year
Kimiko Raheem – Swimming / Rumehika Rathnayake – Athletics/ Tharushi T. Niklesha – Chess

13. The Most Outstanding Junior Sportsman of the year
Chamal Kumarasiri – Athletics/ L.P.G. Dhananjaya – Athletics / Tharindu Sampaya – Karate

18. The Most Outstanding Young Sports Wornen’s Team of the Year
Sri Lanka Under 16 Girls 4×400 Relay Team

19. The Most Outstanding Young Sports Men’s Team of the Year
Sri Lanka Under 15 Cricket Team / Sri Lanka Under 16 Boys 4×100 Relay Team

20. The Most Outstanding Young Sports Women of the Year
Arshika Vijayabaskar — Weight Lift/ M K Prasadi Lakshani – Athletics / Anika Chloe Senavirathne – Tennis

21. The Most Outstanding Young Sportsman of the Year
Akalanka Peries – Swimming / Raween Dalpadadu – Archery / S. Santhush Weerasinghe – Athletics

27. The Most Outstanding Sports Science Academic of the Year
Prof. A. Ranjit Terence de Silva / Dr. Y H S de Silva / Dr. B.K. T. Priyankara Dayanath

28. The Most Outstanding Sports Physician of the Year
Dr. Lal Ekanayaka / Dr. S. Thebuwanaarachchi

29. The Most Outstanding Leisure Sports Provider of the Year
Dilango Racing / Lanka Sportreizen / Royal Turf Club

30. The Most Outstanding Refere I Umpire I Judge / Technical Officer of the Year
N. Karunaratne – Cycling / P. H. D. Waidyathilake – Athletics / U. P. D. Kiridena – Boxing

31. The must Outstanding Coach of the Year
Manoj Abeysinghe – Swimming / Sanath Abeysekara – Athletics / Rohitha Fernando — Para Athletics

32. The Most Outstanding Coach (Junior) of the Year
A.D. Nandawathi – Athletic / Philip Ranjith Perera – Athletics

33. The Most Outstanding Coach (Young) of the Year
Amila Prasanna Wijewickrama – Athletics / Julian Bolling – Swimming / Vijayabaskar – Weightlifting