The third day of the 92nd Sir John Tarbat Senior Athletics Championship successfully concluded on the 3rd of October at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo.
A new national record was equaled yesterday along with several other competition records being broken, which was a notable highlight of the day and just as impressive as its previous two days of competition.
In the under-18 boys’ 400 meters event, Omel Silva from Kandana St. Sebastian’s College completed his race in 47.10 seconds, equaling a 22-year-old national record for the under-18 category. This record was previously set by Manoj Pushpakumara in 2002. In addition to equaling the national record, Omel also set a new competition record. Sadew Rajakaruna finished second, breaking the previous competition record with a time of 47.71 seconds.
Meanwhile, in the under-16 boys’ 400 meters event, W.N. Vishal from Wennappuwa Joseph Vaz College finished in 49.76 seconds, setting a new competition record.
Similarly, the under-16 boys’ 100×4 relay team from Wennappuwa Joseph Vaz College also set a new competition record with a time of 44.18 seconds.
In addition, the under-18 girls’ 100×4 relay team from Wattala Lyceum recorded another new competition record with a time of 49.02 seconds.
Further, Gateway College Colombo set a new competition record in the under-20 girls’ 100×4 relay event, finishing in 48.49 seconds.
Ananda College Colombo also set a new competition record in the under-20 boys’ 400×4 relay, finishing in 41.45 seconds.
In addition, here are the athletes who won the final events held today:
Girls:
- Under-16 Javelin Throw – S.M.S.C. Samarakoon (Ave Maria Convent, Negombo)
- Under-20 Discus Throw – B.S. Divyangali (Sanghamitta Girls’ College, Galle)
- Under-18 Long Jump – M.D. Nehara (Sri Sumangala College, Panadura)
- Under-20 High Jump – D.T.K. Jayarathna (President’s College, Kurunegala)
- Under-16 Triple Jump – W.D.D. Sirirathna (Hemamali Girls’ College, Kandy)
- Under-18 Girls’ Discus Throw – A.K.U. Weerasinghe (Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa)
- Under-16 400 Meters – K. Jayawardhana (Lyceum International School, Wattala)
- Under-18 400 Meters – S.P.W. Devmini
- Under-20 400 Meters – J. Wijetunga (Lyceum International School, Wattala)
- Under-16 100×4 Relay – Siri Kurusa College, Gampaha
Boys:
- Under-20 Javelin Throw – T.D.S.I. Rathnasiri (Ananda Maithriya College, Balangoda)
- Under-20 High Jump – G.L. Arthavidu (Ananda College, Colombo)
- Under-16 Triple Jump – A. Mihiranga (Lyceum International School, Nugegoda)
- Under-18 Pole Vault – P.A.D.S. Dilnada (Loyola College, Bopitiya)
- Under-18 Javelin Throw – H.U. Jayasingha (Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa)
- Under-20 400 Meters – M. Roshen (Maris Stella College, Negombo)
- Under-18 100×4 Relay – Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa
The fourth day of the championship is set to take place today, the 4th of October. ThePapare is bringing you live coverage of this year’s competition that has been very eventful, with the young athletes making sure to establish many new records in their wake.
Make sure to stay tuned to watch the final day of events with Sri Lanka’s number one sports channel, ThePapare.
