Trinity and Mahamaya kids and junior champions

Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy sports special corr

The 12th kids and junior track and field meet organized by the Kandy District Athletic Association was concluded at the Bogambara grounds, Kandy recently.

Over 2,000 competitors participated in this two-day programme. Officials headed by the President of the Association U G W Tennakoon and Secretary Luxman Hapuarachchi along with other officials did a wonderful job to finish this difficult task.

Trinity College and Mahamaya, Kandy won both kids and junior championships. Galagedara Primary also joined Mahamaya collecting the identical number of 47 points in the kids championship.

Chief Minister of Central Province, Sarath Ekanayake distributed the awards.

Methma Athauda (centre) who won the 100 metres in a record time of 13.07 secs flanked by Umasha Jayaratne (right) who came second and Nadeesha Dissanayake who came third (all from Mahamaya).

H Siriwardena of Girls High School, Kandy who won the 100 and 200 metres (under 14) in the middle flanked by T Jayathilake (2nd on right) from the same school and E Divyanjalee (3rd) of Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy.

Prameeth Ranaweera of Trinity who established two records in the under 12, 80 and 100 metres (in the middle) flanked by R Jayasekera of Ambatenna Pushpadana in the 100 metres, (2nd on right) R Wimalaratne of Vidyartha (3rd on left) 100 metres. Pictures by Upananda Jayasundera