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Asian
Junior Athletic Championships in Indonesia
Lanka
pick 14-member team
By
Dhammika Ratnaweera
The Athletic Association of Sri Lanka is expected to
send a 14-member team to the Asian Junior Athletic Championships
which is scheduled to be held at Jakarta, Indonesia
from June 12 to 15.
The Asia Athletic Association had earlier stated that
Sri Lanka could send only a six-member team for the
championships but with athletes performing exceptionally
well at the recently concluded 51st Junior Nationals,
the national selection committee decided to pick a 12-member
team which was later expanded to 14 (8 boys and 6 girls)
by the AA of Sri Lanka before sending the names for
Sports Ministry ratification.
A senior AA official said that priority has been given
to sprint events.
The team for the Asian Junior Athletic Championships
(subject to Sports Ministry approval):
(Boys): Shehan Abeypitiya (Gateway International School)
100m, 200m 4x100m, Dhaham Madawa Silva (Richmond College,
Galle) 4x100m, Roshan Chamara Silva (Layton Park International
School) 4x100m, Chamara Pieris (Kalutara District Athletic)
4x100m, Keeth de Mel (Gateway International School)
4x100m, PK Pathirana (Rajanganayaya Vidyalaya, Mahiyanganaya)
High Jump, SJ Weerasinghe (Walala A Ratnayaka MMV) 800m,
Dilan Aloka (St Benedict’s Kotahena) 400m.
(Girls): Hiyanthi Piyadigama (Vishaka Colombo) 100m,
4x100m, Shashipaba Jayasinghe (St Joseph’s BMV,
Kegalle) 200m, 4x100m, Udara Ratnayaka (Gateway International
School) 4x100m, SRJP Senanayake St Joseph’s BMV
Kegalle) 4x100m, Achintha Nirmani (Museaus, Colombo)
4x100m, Ishani Edirisinghe (Rangiri Dambulu Vidyalaya,
Dambulla) High Jump, Manager – TM Devendra.
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