17th May 2022 15:44:14 Hours
The Centenary National Athletic Meet to mark 100 years of the Sri Lanka Athletic Association which serves as the final selection trial for this year’s “Asian Games” and the “Commonwealth Games” commenced without much fanfare at the Mahinda Rajapakse Stadium, Diyagama.
Long Jumper S/2014 VFRD 86401 Rec Silva SLS of 5(V) SLAWC shattered the Sri Lanka record with a leap of 6:52m stands out as the prime medal hope, as her performance is better than that of the Gold Medalists in the last three editions of the Asian Games.
The Long Distance Queen S/725333 WO11 Rathnayake UKN of 7 SLAWC clocked a 9:40:25 min renewing the Women’s 300m Steeplechase after 4 years.
S/2014 VFRD 86398 Rec Madushani EK of 5 (V) SLAWC dominated the Women’s final of 400m event from the word go as the “Best Hurdler” .She clocked in a 58:73 sec to finish first.
