Janith Lakshan Jenkins won Sri Lanka’s first medal at the 6th Asian U-18 Athletics Championship in Saudi Arabia, claiming silver in the triple jump event.
Jenkins, who hails from St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy, recorded a personal best leap of 15.10m in his final attempt despite a challenging -2.3 wind to secure second place. He was jointly leading the competition alongside Saudi Arabia’s Ahmed Mohammed (14.96m) after the third attempt before China’s Ma Boyu overtook them with a jump of 14.97m.
Ceylon Today
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