Team captain Supun Viraj Randeniya of Ranabima Royal College, Gannoruwa produced the best performance of the day, clocking 13.64 seconds to win the boys’ 110 metres hurdles gold, as Sri Lanka dominated the day, winning eight golds to conclude their campaign at the second South Asian Junior Athletics Championships in style in Ranchi, India, on Tuesday.
Prince College Ratnapura sprinter Udaya Kumara won the silver. In other individual events, Kalutara Vidyalaya sprinter Himasha Eshan (boys’ 200 metres – 21.41secs), St. Bridget’s Convent thrower Amanthi Silva (girls’ discus throw 41.65m) and Poornima Jayamali Gunaratne of (girls’ high Jump – 1.68m) won gold medals.
According to Sri Lanka Athletics Association sources, Sri Lanka concluded the championship with 10 golds, 10 silvers and 14 bronze medals.
Yesterday, the country won gold medals in eight out of the 16 finals. They made a clean sweep in the relays, winning golds in all boys’ and girls’ relays (boys’ 4x100m, girls’ 4x100m, boys’ 4x400m, girls’ 4x400m).
Yesterday’s medal winners
Gold: Supun Viraj Randniya (boys’ 110m hurdles), Himasha Eshan (boys’ 200 metres), Amanthi Silva (girls’ discus throw), Poornima Jayamali Gunaratne (girls’ high Jump), boys’ 4x400m relay team, girls’ 4x400m relay team, boys’ 4x100m relay team, girls’ 4x100m relay team.
Silver: Vinura Lakmal (boys’ long jump), Nadesha Ramanayake (girls’ 800), Udaya Kumara (boys’ 110m hurdles).
Bronze: Malik Khan (boys’ 200m), Dushan Hemantha (boys’ 1500m), Udaya Kumara (boys’ long jump), Ashen Jayawardena (boys’ discus throw), Rumeshika Ratnayake (girls’ 200m), Sarangi Silva (girls’ long jump), Pramoda Abeysinghe (girls’ 3000m) and Iresha Shashiprabha (girls’ 100m hurdles). (RF)
Source: The Islands (Sri Lanka)
