Arunasiri, Nisansala win NSF Marathon

Dammika Arunasiri of  North Central Province and Nisansala Bandara of Sabaragamuwa Province emerged Men’s and Women’s winnners respectively in the Marathon event at the 45^th National Sports Festival 2019 held at Anuradhapura yesterday.

Arunasiri clocked 2 hours 29.15 seconds to win the event while defending champion G.D. Sandaruwan of Western Province finished second and former winner Tissa Gunasekara, also from Western Province, finished third.

Nisansala Bandara clocked 2 hours 59.39 seconds to win the event while Central Province’s Velu Krishanthi (3:03.27) and Dilhani Liyanage of Sabaragamuwa Province (3:04.39) finished second and third.

Men

1. Dammika Arunasiri (NCP)  2:29.15
2. G.D. Sandaruwan (WP) 2:31.59
3. Tissa Gunasekara (WP) 3:32.03
4. M.U. Kumara (UP) 2:34.19
5. Sisira Kumara (NWP) 2:34.19
6. Priyantha Bandara (SGP) 2:38.30
7. Shantha Karunarathne (SGP) 2:38.38
8. C.P. Alahakoon (CP) 2:38.51
9. C.U. Laksiri (SP) 2:40.33
10. Sanju Primal (SP) 2:41.02

Women

1. Nisansala Bandara (SGP) 2:59.39
2. Velu Krishanthini (CP) 3:03.27
3. Dilhani Liyanage (SGP) 3:04.39
4. Manjula Kumarasinghe (WP) 3:08.47
5. Kumari Fernando (WP) 3:16.44
6. Ruvina Deepani (SP) 3:23.43
7. M.G. Buddika (SGP) 3:37.04
8. H.W.C. Damayanthi (SGP) 3:49.09
9. Mallika Chandrakanthi (SGP) 3:49.54
10. Anuruddhika Rathnayaka (NCP) 3:54.03