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Rohan clears dope hurdle
It is learned that the dope Test on controversial athlete Rohan Pradeep has been found negative after two syringes were found in a hotel room that he hired and not paid during the Athletic Grand Prix in Thailand. However it is also reported that the Asian Athletic Federation has requested the local authorities to take action against this athlete according to IAAF code of conduct for his misdemeanor but the prize money of appx. Rs.500,000 has not been released as yet.

Meanwhile three new marks were established on the second day of the Senior National Championships held at the Sugathadasa Stadium, yesterday.
The first for the day came in the women’s pole vault event when N.V. Hettiarachchi representing the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association cleared a distance of 2.15metres in this event which was held only for the second time. This is considered a new Sri Lanka mark.

The second place in this event was taken by J.M. Ishara Udayangi also of the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association. The second record for the day was a new meet record. This came in the men’s triple jump with S.D.C. Sampath Weerasinghe of the Srilak Athletic Club clearing a distance of 15.95 metres. The second place in this event went to H.M.G. Sameera of the Sri Lanka Air Force while the third place was taken by J.A.N.K. Appuhamy of the Sri Lanka Navy. The second and the third in this event cleared distances of 15.86 and 15.83metres respectively.Woman soldier D.L. Nadika Lakmali also made her presence felt when she set a new meet record in the Javelin throw. Lakmali threw a distance of 54.00metres with K.A.M.P. Silva of the Sri Lanka navy taking the second place with a distance of 53.15metres. The third place went to E.G.C.J.K. Gunawardena of the Kegalle DAA who cleared a distance of 42.04metres.

Unattached K.H.N. Damayanthi won the 2000metre women’s steeple chase with a timing of 7 minutes 25.79 seconds. K.M.A.K. Rathnayake and L.S.S. Premaratne of Srilak Athletic Club took the second and third places with respective timings of 7minutes 38.70-seconds and 7 minutes 50.05 seconds.
Indika Bandara also of the Srilak Athletic Club won the men’s 3000metres steeple chase event with his time of 9 minutes 03.58 seconds. J.G.S. Ranjith of the Sri Lanka Navy took the second place in this event with a time of 9minutes 05.68 seconds. H.A.V.P. Hangarapitiya of the Sri Lanka Air Force came third as he crossed the mark with a time of 9minutes 06.61 seconds.

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