The Sri Lanka Athletics Annual General Meeting, held today at the Sports Ministry Auditorium, saw a decisive victory for the faction led by Bimal Wijayasinghe. He was elected president for the 2025–2027 period, securing 61 votes, while former president Sunil Gunawardene received 38.
In another key contest, Madhawa Bandara Senarath was elected secretary with a commanding 64–35 win over Dammika Senanayaka. The race for assistant secretary was closely fought, with Alloy Nishantha Wickramasingha prevailing with 51 votes against Sameera Lakruwan Perera, who received 40—the highest tally among Gunawardene’s supporters.
The newly elected office bearers are as follows:
President Bimal Wijayasinghe
Secretary Madhawa Bandara Senarath
Treasurer Rasika Nilangani
Vice Presidents Jagath Gnanasiri Jayantha Siyamudali
Assistant Secretary Alloy Nishantha Wickramasingha
Recorder S. M. A. B. Samarakoon
Executive Committee Members Prasanna Aluvihare Nevil Rodrigo Tenison Sri Warnasinghe Sugath Kumara Geetha Pathiranawasam Velupillai Eswaran Geeth Udayanga Manawadu Wasantha Jayarathna Fonseka Lal Chandrakumara