After five days of enhanced performances from Sri Lanka’s future champions, it was St Peter’s College, Colombo and A. Rathnayake MMV Walala to win the Boys’ and Girls’ overall championship titles respectively in the All-Island School Games Athletics Championships which concluded at the Sugathadasa Sports Complex on Friday.
Pasindu Kodikara of Maliyadeva College Kurunegala was named as the Best Athlete in the Boys’ Championship. He won the Under-20, Boys’ 400 metres with a time of 47.54 seconds. Randi Coorey of Gateway College Colombo was selected as the Best Athlete in the Girls’ Championship. She won the Girls’ Under-20 triple jump with an effort of 12.74m.
President Maithripala Sirisena graced the closing ceremony and gave away the trophies to the winners. Western Province retained the overall championship by collecting a huge 1440 points. Central Province with 505 points were placed runners-up while North Western Province with 376 points were placed third.
Leading from the begining, Colombo Peterites kept collecting valuable 165 points ahead of defending champions Maris Stella College, Negomobo who finished as the runners-up place with 88 points. Rathnayake MMV was placed third with a total of 76 points.
A. Rathnayake MMV retained the Senior Girls’ overall title with a massive total of 187 points. Sumana Balika MV Ratnapura(80) and Gateway College Rajagiriya(53) were placed second and third.
In the Junior Boys’ overall championship, Royal College Colombo emerged champions with 37 points followed by Vidyawardene MV Ambalagoda (20 points) and St. Joseph Vaz College (18 points).
Musaeus College took the Junior Girls’ overall title with a total of 26 points while pushing Lycuem International Nugegoda (20 points) into second place while Vijeyakatupotha MV Chilaw and Holy Family Convent Colombo were joint third (17 points each)
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