By Dhammika Ratnaweera
Naveen Marasinghe of St Joseph’s College established a new meet record in the U15 shot putt event with a throw of 15.71 meters on the opening day of the John Tarbat Junior Championships worked off at Anuradhapura. Marasinghe broke a 10 year old record set by Sanjuna Sumanaweera from Royal Institute International School in 2008 of 14.87 meters.
The final stage of the meet is being held at the Anuradhapura national stadium from October 17 to 19 where 4500 selected athletes from the regional competitions will vie for honors.
The meet is conducted by Sri Lanka Schools’ Athletic Association. The Sir John Tarbat Athletic Championship is one of the most looked forward to sporting events and Sri Lanka’s oldest schools’ athletic championship in the schools’ athletic calendar.
” Today we are proud to say Parami Maristella is the rural area girl with lack of facilities but became a successful national athlete to win a medal at the Youth Olympics in Argentina. This is the platform for the students to build up their sporting skills. She also started her abilities from this type of school meets” said Sunil Jayaweera the veteran sports administrator.
High Jump
U13 Boys: Meshark Milosh (Seventh Day Adventist. High School) 1.56; S.R. Sangeeth Sasindu Nimsara (Bodagama M.V. Thanamalvila ) 1.56, Lesandu Arthavinda (DS Senanayake College – Colombo 7) 1.52
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