A new Sri Lankan record and 8 competition records were broken when the second day of the 92nd Sir John Tarbert Senior Athletic Championship ended yesterday.
In the Under 18 Men’s 200m race SMVS. Rajakaruna of Wennappuwa Joseph Vass Vidyalaya created a new Sri Lankan youth record in 21.52 seconds.Due to that performance, the youth Sri Lankan record set by Chalith Piumal of Colombo Lumbini College in 2015 with 21.87 seconds was broken.
Rahula College Matara’s HWN Willaddara also shone, setting a new meet record in the Boys Under-16 800m final. Willaddara clocked 1:58.39, breaking the previous record of 1:59.02 set by Avishka Gurusinghe of Senanayake National College Madampe in 2018.
In the Girls Under-18 800m final, MGT Abhisheka of Wickramabahu Central College Gampola delivered a remarkable performance, clocking 2:10.15 to break the previous record of 2:13.26 set by Shanika Lakshani of Holy Cross College Gampaha in 2019.
HDS Avishka of Dhammissara National School Nattandiya set a new meet record in the Boys Under-18 800m final, clocking 1:53.66 and surpassing the previous record of 1:54.30 set by DMHS Karunaratne of A. Ratnayake Central College Walala in 2017.
In the Girls Under-16 Javelin Throw, WKBB Saheli of Ave Maria Convent Negombo set a new meet record with a throw of 40.01m, breaking the previous record of 37.91m set by LK Hapuarachchi of Sumana Balika Vidyalaya Ratnapura in 2018.
So far, eight new meet records, including one Under-18 Sri Lanka record, have been established in Sri Lanka’s largest school athletics meet, which continues today at Sugathadasa Stadium.
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