84 youngsters selected to represent Sri Lanka at South Asian Junior C’ship

By www.ceylonathletics.com | April 29, 2018 | Latest News

A team of 84 athletes have been selected for the forthcoming South Asian Junior Athletic Championship (SAJAC) to be held at the Sugathadasa Stadium Colombo during 5 and 6 May.

Team includes 44 boys and 40 girls from the junior national athletic championships held from 23 to 27 at the same venue. Sri Lanka will field three athletes for each event during the two day meet which will held from 2.00p.m. to 5.30p.m. on both days.

This will be the first international athletic championship in Sri Lanka since Sri Lanka hosted the Asian Grand Prix back in 2013.

Sri Lanka will be eyeing many gold medals during the championship as recent performance of Junior athletes were very impressive and were very much better than their main rivals’, India’s performance.

India will send the biggest contingent for the championship apart from hosts Sri Lanka where they have selected 59 athletes (31 boys, 28 girls) for the championship. Apart from hosts Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal too will send teams for the event.

SAJAC also will be a good preparation ground for athletes for the forthcoming Asian Junior Athletics Championships in June in Japan and will also provide a chance to qualify for the IAAF World Junior Championships in July.

South Asian Junior Athletics Championship information portal

Championship Program & Championship Results

Boys

01	Chanuka Sandeepa	Maris Stella, Negambo	100 m., 4X100 M.
02	TM Suraj Dinusha	Moraketiya MV, Embilipitiya	100 m., 4X100 M.
03	YCM Yodasinghe	St. Mary’s, Kegalle	100 m., 4X100 M.
04	S Aruna Dharshana	Weera Keppetipola MMV	200 M, 400 M., 4X400 M.
05	Pabasara Niku	Nalanda, Colombo	200 M, 400 M., 4X400 M.
06	Chamindu Prabath	Lycium, Wattala	200 M.
07	PMPL Kodikara	Maliyadeva, Kurunegala	400 M, 400 M. Hur., 4X400 M.
08	DMHS Karunaratne	A Rathnayake, Walala	800 M., 4X400 M.
09	Isuru Lakshan	St. Peter’s, Colombo	800 M.
10	C Aravindan	Saraswathi MV, Badulla	800 M.
11	SVP Poorna Sandamith	Rahula, Matara	1500 M.
12	KAK Madushanka	A Rathnayake, Walala	1500 M.
13	GR Dhammika Wijesuriya	Randiwela MV	1500 M.
14	S Kinthusan	Vavuniya DAA	5000 M.
15	SGVSS Densil	A Rathnayake, Walala	5000 M.
16	H Gayan Kumara	Mahinda, Galle	5000 M.
17	Janindu Lakvijaya	St. Peter’s, Colombo 4	110 M. Hur.
18	Sheshan Kariyawasam	St. Josephs, Colombo 10	110 M. Hur.
19	RN Kumarage	Trinity, Kandy	110 M. Hur.
20	Nawodya Sankalpa	Mahinda, Galle	400 M. Hur
21	Sheshan Biyanwila	Maris Stella, Negamb	400 M. Hur
22	SA Tharindu Dasun	Mahinda, Galle	High Jump
23	ST Amarasinghe	Royal, Colombo	High Jump
24	KOGGECL Mendis	St. Aloysius, Galle	High Jump
25	Pramod Madubasha	Maris Stella, Negambo	Long Jump
26	Hirusha Hashan	St. Peter’s, Colombo 4	Long Jump
27	WD Sasindu Nuwinda	Siri Piyarathana, Padukka	Long Jump
28	Jeramy Stanisllaus	St. Peter’s, Colombo 4	Triple Jump
29	Kalinga Jayabandara	Loyala College, Kochchkade	Triple Jump
30	PV Kanishka Imesh	Rahula, Matara	Triple Jump
31	DS Hapuarachchi	Sri Palee, Horana	Shot Put
32	NP Lahiru Keshan	Rathnaloka MV, Rakwana	Shot Put, Discus
33	WMAM Malintha	St. Rita’s, Wennappuwa	Shot Put
34	S Piragasraj	Hartley, Point Pedro	Discus
35	Shavin Rumeshka	St. Josephs, Colombo 10	Discus
36	RDP Prasanna Ranawaka	St. Benadict’s. Colombo	Javelin
37	WS Anjana Fonseka	St. Joseph Vaz, Wennappuwa	Javelin
38	Trushmina Krismal	St. Mary’s, Chilaw	Javelin
39	Yohan Danushka Silva	St. Benadict’s, Colombo	4X100 M.
40	Kavindu Rajakaruna	Lyceum, Wattala	4X100 M. (Reserve)
41	Kavindu Bandara	Lyceum, Nugegoda	4X100 M. (Reserve)
42	KPT Ravishka Indrajith	St. Benadicts, Colombo	4X400 M.
43	DMHS Karunaratne	A Rathnayake, Walala	4X400 M. (Reserve)
44	D.M. Bogoda	Kurunegala DAA	4X400 M. (Reserve)

Girls

01	DT Amasha De Silva	Swarnamali, Kandy	100 M, 200 M, 4X100, 4X400
02	Shelinda Jansen	Gateway, Colombo	100 M., 200M., 4X100 M.
03	Sharmila Jan	Gareway, Colombo	100 M., 200M., 4X100 M
04	KGDM Samali Kumarasinghe	A Rathnayake, Walala	400 M, 800 M., 4X400 M.
05	Sachini Divyanjalee	Lyceum, Wattala	400 M., 4X400 M.
06	Romeshi Ishara Attidiya	Lyceum, Nugegoda	400 M,, 4X400 M.
07	KMP Wasanthi Maristela	Kuliyapitiya MMV	800 M., 3000 M.
08	Shanika Lakshani	Holy Cross, Gampaha	800 M.
09	HMC Samudika Herath	A Rathnayake, Walala	1500 M., 3000 M.
10	KMJ Menaka Kanagaratne	A Rathnayake, Walala	1500 M., 3000 M.
11	WM Hasanthi Madumali	Sujatha BV, Matara	1500 M.
12	NGPR Gunathilake	Sumana Balika, Rathnapura	100M. Hur.
13	MA Bhagya Nilmini	Viharagoda MV, Sooriyaweva	100M. Hur.
14	WA Senuri Anuththara	Dharmapala, Pannipitiya	100M. Hur.
15	SA Kavindya Thathsarani	Ambagamuwa MV	400 M. Hur.
16	RATN Ranasinghe	Seevali, Rathnapura	400 M. Hur.
17	WMPN Kumari Wanigaratne	A Rathnayake, Walala	400 M. Hur.
18	PPIN Pallegama	Ibbagamuwa MMV	High Jump
19	Shenali Weerapperumage	Lyceum, Wattala	High Jump
20	Koshila Amarasinghe	Holy Family Con. Colombo 4	High Jump
21	KK Ridma Nishadi	Dharmashoka, Ambalangoda	Long Jump
22	KH Nethmi Megawarna	Debaraweva MMV	Long Jump
23	SRPN Maduwanthi	Dankotuwa Balika	Long Jump
24	Randi Cooray	Gateway, Colombo	Triple Jump
25	KVV Sathsara Sandeeepani	President’s MV, Embilipitiya	Triple Jump
26	DR Nirodha	SL Army	Triple Jump
27	Shareesha Gunasekara	Ladies College, Colombo	Shot Put
28	Rehana David	Ladies College, Colombo	Shot Put
29	Ovini Chandrasekara	Bishops, Colombo	Shot Put
30	WK Heshani Maheshika	St. Sebastians, Kandana	Discus
31	KMK Heshara Ratnayake	Rathnaloka MV, Rakwana	Discus
32	Poornima Perera	Lyceum, Wattala	Discus
33	DMI Hasanthi	A Rathnayake, Walala	Javelin
34	Hasna Mirasha Deen	Agamethi Balika, Panadura	Javelin
35	N Uthyawani	Trincomalee DAA	Javelin
36	HS Yamic	Viharamahadevi, Kandy	4X100 M.
37	TMMP Weerasuriya	St. Joseph’s, Kegalle	4X100 M. (Reserve)
38	Sadeepa Henderson	Gateway, Colombo	4X100 M. (Reserve)
39	Kavindi Edirisinghe	Presidents, Nawala	4X400 M. (Reserve)
40	UKSCP Bandara	St. Josephs, Kegalle	4X400 M. (Reserve)

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