Yodhasinghe breaks Long Jump record
athletics
View(s): Chamod Mahinsasa Yodasinghe from Kegalle set a new meet record on the second day of the 31st National Youth Sports Festival held at Sports Complex in Anuradhapura yesterday.
Yodasinghe won the Under 20 Boys Long Jump title clearing a distance of 7.38 metres to erase the record of 7.34 set in 2013 by W.P.A. Jayasiri of Puttalam.
Two records were broken on the opening. The meet will conclude today.
Results
Finals
- 10,000m Men Over 20: 1. M.N.A. Rathnayaka (Kaluthara) 52:29.75 minutes 2. U.N.M. Deshapriya (Rathnapura) 52:35.15 3. W.D.M.R. Abeyrathna (Kandy) 52:43.31
- 10,000m Boys Under 20: 1. R.W.A.M.P.S. Bandara (Galle) 54:11.38 2. R.G.I.N.Narampanawa (Kandy) 54:17.72 3. K.E.A.S.Rasanjana (Kurunegala) 59:31.52
- 5,000m Women Over 20: 1. U.V.K.Madirika (Kaluthara) 27:00.29 2. L.M.M. Sandamali (Anuradhapura) 29:06.02 3. J.K.K.C. Damayanthi (Moneragala) 31:38.04
- 5,000m Girls Under 20: 1. H.H.D. Sandareka (Matara) 30:48.62 2. J. Thanusiya (Vavuniya) 32:21.42 3. A.M.D. Lakshika (Kurunegala) 32:31.27
- High Jump Men Over 20: 1. B.R.I.U. Kumara (Galle) 2.08 metres 2. P.K.V. Rathnayaka (Kegalle) 1.95m 3. P.M.D.C. Pathiraja (Kurunegala) 1.95m
- Long Jump Women Over 20: 1. N.G.P.R. Gunathilaka (Rathnapura) 5.10m 2. D.V.C.M. Thilakarathna (Kurunegala) 4.98m 3. A. Narmatha (Jaffna) 4.23m
- Shot Putt Girls Under 20: 1. W.D. Wihara Gimhani (Kaluthara) 9.78m 2. K.A.D. Thilani Wasana Kumari (Colombo) 9.52m 3. Shasendri Rashmika (Badulla) 9.46m
- Long Jump Boys Under 20: 1. Y.C.M. Yodhasinghe (Kegalle) 7.38m NMR 2. W.D. Sasindu Nuwinda (Colombo) 7.02m 3. Kamalraj Elroy (Gampaha) 6.85m