Gampaha retain overall Championship
Vidusha Lakshani
Gampaha District retained the overall title for the second successive year at the National Youth Sports Festival which concluded at the North Central Province Sports Complex in Anuradhapura yesterday.
Gampaha District finished with a final total of 116 points well ahead of the runners-up Kurunegala District who managed to collect only 92 points.
In addition, Kegalle District ended in the third position with a tally of 83 points while the last year runners-up Colombo District were pushed into the sixth place with a poor 54 points.
Best Athlete Under-20 Boys’: Widusha Malinda Fernando (Galle), Long Jump 7.08m.
Best Athlete Under-20 Girls’: D. T. Amsha de Silva (Kandy), 100m 12.32s.
Best Athlete Over-20 Men: Janaka Pradeep Wimasasiri (Kandy), Long Jump 7.47m.
Best Athlete Over-20 Women: Widusha Lakshani (Gampaha), Triple Jump 13.07m.
Day-3 final results:
5,0000m Women Over-20: 1. A. A. S. Dilhani (Kegalle) 18.47.71s, 2. A. M. D. Rathnamalli (Badulla) 19.29.77s, 3. M. K. S. L. Piyathissa (Ratnapura) 20.56.10s.
Discus Throw Boys’ Under-20: 1. S. Piragasraj (Jaffna) 38.53m, 2. T. B. Haputhantri (Colombo) 37.59m, 3. D. M. K. N. Dissanayaka (Anuradhapura) 33.15m.
1,500m Boys’ Under-20: 1. V. S. R. T. Bulugahapitiya (Kandy) 4:10.48s, 2. K. M. G. Tharuka (Gampaha) 4:15.10s, 3. W. K. Lakmali (Puttalam) 4:23.97s.
Triple Jump Girls’ Under-20: 1. G. R. S. P. Karunanayaka (Kegalle) 11.24m, 2. E. M. S. Upeksha (Gampaha) 11.19m, 3. M. A. U. Kumari (Kalutara) 10.91m.100m Under-20 Girls’: 1. D. T. A. de Silva (Kandy) 12.32s, 2. W. D. E. Emeshika (Matara) 12.20s, 3. W. Saduni Himaya (Puttalam) 13.06s.
1,500m Girls’ Under-20: 1. H. M. B. H. Herath (Kurunegala) 4:53.82s, 2. W. A. K. N. S. Wickramsingha (Nuwara Eliya) 5:03.67s, 3. D. R. N. Kannangara (Badulla) 5:04.65s.
Triple Jump Boys’ Under-20: 1. J. A. R. Perera (Puttalam) 14.80m, 2. G. I. M. Fernando (Galle) 14.35m, 3. Y. G. S. K. Kumara (Gampaha) 14.08m.
100m Boys’ Under-20: 1. Y. C. M. Yodhasingha (Kegalle) 11.22s, 2. P. G. G. C. Ranaweera (Kandy) 11.29s, 3. R. P. S. T. Rajapaksa (Gampaha) 11.35s.
100m Men’s Over-20: 1. P. A. C. L. Kumara (Anuradhapura) 11.29s, 2. A. G. M. Masfooth (Ampara) 11.53s, 3. G. D. P. Madhuwanatha (Colombo) 11.58s.
(Team Championships):
Amasha de Silva
Elle:
Men’s Champion: Colombo,
Runners-up: Gampaha. Women’s champion: Puttalam, Runners-up: Kurunegala.
Basketball:
Men Champion: Batticaloa, Runners-up: Colombo, Women’s Champion: Jaffna, Runners-up: Colombo.
Carrom:
Singles Men’s Champion: Urban Youth, Runners-up: Colombo,
Doubles Men’s Champion: Urban Youth, Runners-up: Colombo.
Singles Women’s Champion: Urban Youth, Runner-up: Kegalle, Doubles Women’s Champion: Urban Youth, Runners-up Vavuniya.
Cricket:
Men’s Champions: Ampra, Runners-up: Jaffna, Women’s Champion: Batticaloa, Runners-up: Kurunegala.
Beach Volleyball:
Men’s Champion: Puttalam, Runners-up: Hambantota, Women’s Champion: Ratnapura, Runners-up Trincomalee.
Volleyball Men’s Champions: Gampaha, Runners-up: Kegalle, Women’s Champions: Kururnegla, Runners-up: Trincomalee.
Netball:
Men’s Champion: Matara, Runners-up: Anuradhapura, Women’s Champion: Matara, Runners-up: Kurunegala.
Tug-of-war:
Men’s Champion: Gampaha, Runners-up: Ampara, Women’s Champion: Kegalle, Runners-up: Galle.
Kabaddi:
Men’s Champion: Batticaloa, Runners-up: Galle, Women’s Champions: Jaffna, Runners-up: Batticaloa.
Football:
Men’s Champion: Batticaloa, Runners-up: Jaffna.