St.Peter’s and Walala A Ratnayake honored at John Tarbet Athletics Championship 2018
St. Peter’s Colombo and Walala A. Rathnakyake Central College Clinch Overall Titles
The 88th Sir John Tarbat Senior Schools Athletics Championships concluded on a high note with St. Peter’s Colombo winning the Overall championship for the Boys with 206 points and Walala A. Rathnakyake Central College with 240 points winning the Girls title.
1st and 2nd Runner Up for the Girls were Gateway International School, Rajagiriya and Rathnapura Sumana Balika Vidyalaya respectively while Maris Stella College, Negombo and Royal College, Colombo earned the 1st and 2nd Runner Up places for the Boys.
The Championship Athlete of the Year – Boys was S. T. Amarasinghe of Royal College, Colombo. He won the High Jump-Under 18 with a new meet record 2.10meters. The Championship Athlete of the Year – Girls was Parami Wasanthi of Kuliyapitiya Central College who created new meet records for both the 3000metres and for the 2000metres Steeple Chase.
During the three-day competition held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo a total of 23 meet records were broken. Over 4,500 athletes from 600 schools vied for honours during this prestigious competition.
Ritzbury, Sri Lanka’s No. 1 chocolate of Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL) sponsored the meet for the 6th consecutive year.
Boys – New Meet records
400m Hurdles-Under 20: PMPl Kodikara (Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala) 52.69sec. In second place, bettering the previous (bpr) record SH Nawodya Sankalpa (Mahinda College, Galle) 53.50s,
High Jump-Under 18: ST Amarasinghe (Royal College, Colombo-07) 2.10 meters
4x100m-Under 18: Royal College, Colombo 07) 41.88sec, St Peters College, Colombo 42.14s *bpr, St.Bendict’s College, Colombo 13, 42.53s *bpr, St Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa 42.93s *bpr
4x100m-Under 20: St.Benedict’s College, Colombo 13, 41.73s, Maris Stella College, Negombo, 42.43s *bpr
Discus Throw-Under 16: Rumesh Tharanga (St Peters College, Colombo) 61.67 meters, Suseenthirakumar Mithunraj (Hartley College, Point Pedro) 53.79 meters *bpr
200m-Under 18: Ramesh Malshan (Maris Stella College, Negombo) 21.92s
800m-Under 16: GD Lahiru Avishka Garusinghe (Ch/Senanayake National College, Madampe) 1:59.02min
4x400m-Under 20: St.Benedict’s College, Colombo 13, 3:18.96s, St Peters College, Colombo 3:19.24 s *bpr Maris Stella College, Negombo, 3:20.69 s *bpr
200m-Under18: Ramesh Malshan, Maris Stella College, Negombo, 21.92s
400m (Heat No 8)-Under 18: DM Bogoda, Sir John Kothalawala Mv, 48.23s
400m Under 16: Kavish Nikila de Soyza, Leeds Int School, Panadura, 49.82 s,HHRS Jayasundara, Sir John Kothalawala Mv, 49.88 s *bpr
Girls- New Meet Records
2000 St. Ch.-Under 18: Parmai Wasanthi (Center College, Kuliyapitiya) 6:37.9 min
Javelin Throw-Under 16: HAVLK Hapuarchchi (Sumana Balika Vidyalaya) 37.91 min
5000m -Under 20: K Shashikala Seshani Makandura (Central College, Makadura) 27:58.35 min
3000m-Under 18: Parmai Wasanthi (Center College, Kuliyapitiya) 9:58.3 min
Shot Putt-Under 16: Ovini Chandrasekara (Bishop’s College, Colombo) 13.15 meters
800m-Under 20: KGDMS Kumarasinghe (A. Rathnayaka Central Collge, Walala) 2:12.67 min
4x100m-Under 18: Gamini National College, Bentota,49.74s
100m Under 18: Shelinda Jansen, Gateway College, Colombo, 12.41s
Shot Putt Under 18: Sarisha Gunasekara, Ladies College, 12.63 meters
Javelin Throw Under 18: DMI Hasanthi, Walala A Rathnayaka Central College,45.05 meters
400m Under 16: Kavindi Sanjana Edirisinghe, President College, Nawala 56.88 sec
88th John Tarbet Athletics Championship – 2018
LIST OF TROPHIES
Under 16 Girls Runner-up
• Bishop’s College Colombo – 33 Points
Under 16 Girls Championship
• A Rathnayake MMV Walala – 38 Points
Under 16 Boys Runner-up
• Royal College Colombo – 42 Points
Under 16 Boys Championship
• St Peter’s College Colombo – 92 Points
Under 18 Girls Runner-up
• Gatway inter National School Rjagiriya – 49 Points
Under 18 Girls Championship
• A Rathnayake MMV Walala – 67 Points
Under 18 Boys Runner-up
• St Peter’s College Colombo – 49 Points
Under 18 Boys Championship
• Royal College Colombo – 54 Points
Under 20 Girls Runner-up
• Lycium International school Wattala – 48 Points
Under 20 Girls Championship
• A Rathnayake MMV Walala – 135 Points
Under 20 Boys Runner-up
• St Benadict College Colombo – 56 Points
Under 20 Boys Championship
• St Peter’s College Colombo – 65 Points
Field Event Runner-up – Girls
• Newsted Girls College Negambo – 36 Points
• Ave Mariya Convent Negambo – 36 Points
Field Event Championship – Girls
• Sumana Valika Vidyalaya – 47 Points
Field Event Runner-up Boys
• Royal College Colombo – 57 Points
Field Event Championship Boys
• St Peter’s College Colombo – 66 Points
Track Event Runner-up – Girls
• Gateway International School – 68 Points
Track Event Championship – Girls
• A Rathnayake MMV Walala – 230 Points
Track Event Runner-up – Boys
• Marisstella College Negombo – 85 Points
Track Event Championship – Boys
• St Peters College Colombo – 140 Points
Relay Runner-up -Girls
• Lycium International school Wattala – 12 Points
Relay Championship-Girls
• A Rathnayake MMV Walala – 42 Points
Relay Runner-up -Boys
• St Benadict College Colombo – 32 Points
Relay Championship-Boys
• St Peter’s College Colombo – 47 Points
Best long Jumper
• IAAF Points 963 U20 Pramod Madushan Marisstella College Negombo – 7.19M
• IAAF Points 963 U16 Hirusha Hashen St Peter’s College Colombo – 7.19M
Best High Jumper
• IAAF Points 1002 U18 ST Amarasinghe Royal College Colombo – 2.10M
Best 400 M Runner
• IAAF Points 966 U18 DM Bogoda Sir John Kothalawala MV Kurunegala – 48.23Sec
Best Athlete – Girls – of the year 2018
• IAAF Points 1045 U18 Parami Wasanthi Kuliyapitiya CC – 6:37.9Min (2000M St Ch)
Best Athlete – Boys- of the year 2018
• IAAF Points 1002 U18 ST Amarasinghe Royal College Colombo – 2.10M
Out Station Overall Runner Up – Girls
• Lycium International School Wattala– 63 Points
Out Station Overall championship – Girls
• Sumana Balika Vidyalaya – 81 Points
Out Station Overall Runner Up – Boys
• A Rathnayake MMV Walala – 69 Points
Out Station Overall championship – Boys
• Marisstella College Negambo – 115 Points
Over all third Place – Girls
• Sumana Balika Vidyalaya – 81 Points
Over all Runner Up – Girls
• Gateway International School – 95 Points
Over all Championship – Girls
• A Rathnayake MMV Walala – 240 Points
Over all Third Place – Boys
• Royal College Colombo– 107 Points
Over all Runner Up – Boys
• Marisstella College Negombo– 115 Points
Over all Championship – Boys
• St Peter’s College Colombo – 206 Points
