Bolt alike Sithum shines with Double Gold

Sprinter Sithum Jayasundara from Sir John Kothalawala Central College Kurunegala once again displayed his versatile sprinting ability by winning the Gold medal in both the 100m and 400m in the boys under-16 category at the All Island School Games 2019. The running style of the tall and lanky Sithum reminds one of Usain Bolt.

Throughout this year he has been winning triple Gold in the 100m, 200m and 400m, which he has achieved during the Junior National and John Tarbat Championship. 15 year old youngster trains under Sunethra Karunanayaka is eyeing to repeat his performance at the School Games too.

His 400m time was the most eye catching of the two events today, where he clocked 48.91 seconds to win the event. His time of 48.73 seconds during the first round of the 400m was also a new meet record, while he clocked 11.23 seconds to win the 100m.