How deleting game apps, rare cooperate sector backing, golden rendezvous of a coach powered Lakvijaya to a national record By Reemus Fernando When Janindu Induwara Lakvijaya clocked 13.82 seconds to win the second heat of the men’s 110 metre hurdles at the Selection Trial held at Diyagama last week, the former St. Peter’s College […]
Centenary National Athletics Championship by Reemus Fernando The centenary National Athletics Championship which serves as the final selection trial for this year’s Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games will commence without much fanfare at Diyagama today. With Sri Lanka Athletics deciding to scrap earlier plans to bring athletes from the South Asian and other regional […]
Ahead of this year’s Lanka Premier League in August, Dambulla Giants are in the process of putting through the pieces and the franchise owner Q. Khan was in Colombo recently for a round of meetings. Dambulla’s biggest star is Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka and Q is confident that the success Shanaka has brought into […]
Hirusha Hashen cleared 7.67 metres to establish a new Sri Lanka junior record in the boys’ long jump as he reached qualifying standards for the upcoming World Junior Championships on day two of the Sri Lanka Athletics conducted 1st Selection Trial continued at the Sugathadasa Stadium on Friday. Competing against a slight head wind (-0.9) […]
The 57th Army Athletics Championships concluded at the Sugathadasa Stadium on Friday. The five-day event witnessed several record breaking performances by leading national athletes. Here are some action pictures from day five of the championships. (Pix by Kamal Wanniarachchi)