Six young track and field athletes will be part of the 28 strong contingent that will represent Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. The Island will also be represented in Rugby 7s, Swimming, Boxing and Judo.
All event times in SL standard time.
Navodya Sankapala – Boys 400m Hurdles
Mahinda College, Galle
Navodya Sankapala has been a stand out athlete in the local scene as he managed to qualify for the world youth championship at the Junior Nationals held at Diyagama with a time of 53.72. However, a decision was made to get Sankapala to the Commonwealth Youth Games instead of the World Youth Championship as he has a better medal chance in the Bahamas.
Event Schedule
Heats – 22nd July at 05.30am
Pramod Perera – Boys Long Jump
Maristella College, Negombo
Maristonian Pramod was unlucky to miss out on qualification to the IAAF world youth event as he was 2cm short of the qualification mark. 17 year old will be yearning for a medal in this all important meet by achieving his personal best.
Event Schedule
Final – 22nd July at 1.30 am
Sachinie Divyanjali – Girls 100m , Girls 200m
Lyceum College, Wattala
16-year-old Sachini Divyanjali is the only athlete that will be representing Sri Lanka in two events as she is set to compete in both Girls 100 & 200m. Crowned as the best athlete in the recently concluded Western Province school games Divyanajali impressed with a time of 25.40secsin the 200m
Event Schedule
Girls 100m Heat – 21st July at 01.45 am
Girls 200m Heat – 22nd July 1.30 am
Kavindya Thathsarani – Girls 400m Hurdles
Ambagamuwa Central College
Hurdler Thathsarani will be one of three hurdlers that make up the Sri Lankan athletic contingent to the commonwealth youth games. with a personal best time of 01:04.10secs 16-year-old Thathsarani is the leading athlete in her age category.
Event Schedule
Girls 400m Hurdles Heat – 22nd July at 02.30am
Sandumini Bandara – Girls 400m
St. Joseph’s Balika Vidyalaya, Kegalle
Sandumin Bandara has represented Sri Lanka in a number of International meets already at the age of 16 and will be looking for her experience to take her thought to a Commonwealth medal in the Bahamas. With a personal best of 57:30 secs in the Girls 400m Bandara is in the range of a podium finish if she betters her best performance to date.
Event Schedule
Girls 400m – Semifinal – 21st July at 3.00 am
Sheshan Kariyawasam – Boys 110m Hurdles
St Joseph, College
The hurdler from Darley Road Sheshan Kariyawasam was adjudged the best athlete at the recently concluded Sir John Tarbet Senior meet. Shehan ran a new meet record of 14:06secs in the 110m hurdles to clinch the best athlete award and was also a member of the team that represented the country at the Asian Youth Athletic Championship.
