Sri Lanka is ready to send a strong junior (U20) team to compete in the 19th Asian Under 20 Junior Athletics Championship. The event will take place in Dubai, UAE, from the 24th to the 27th of April.
The young sprinter, Merone Wijesinghe from Ananda College, will lead the men’s team. The women’s team will be led by the talented jumper, Madhushani Herath, from Nannapuruwa Maha Vidyalaya in Bibila.
The team is as follows:
Madhushani Herath – Nanpurawa MV, Bibila (Team Captain -Women) Long Jump, Triple Jump (W)
Tharushi Abhiseka – Wickramabahu CC, Gampola – 800m (W)
Maheema Pravindi – Maliyadewa BV – Kurunegala – 4x400m, 4x400m mixed (W)
Jithma Wijethunga – Lyceum College, Wattala
4x400m, 4x400m mixed (W)
Charuni pramudhika – Holy Cross College, Gampaha – 4x400m, (W)
Takahima Nuhansa – Mathara Central College – 4x400m, 4x400m mixed (W)
Merone Wijesinghe – Ananda College, Colombo (Team Captain – Men) 100m, 4x100m (M)
Dineth Weerarathna – Leeds International, Matara – 4x100m (M)
Malith K. Thamel -De Mazenod College, Kandana – 4x100m (M)
R.I. Vidhushan – Ananda College, Colombo – 4x100m (M)
Tharusha Mendis – Lyceum College, Wattala
High Jump (M)
Dineth Anuhas – Lyceum College, Wattala
High Jump (M)
Ayomal Akalanka – Ambagamuwa Central, Ambagamuwa – 400m Hurdles (M)
Jathya Kirulu – Mahinda College, Galle
4x400m, 4x400m mixed (M)
Avishka Rajapaksha – Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala – 4x400m, 4x400m mixed (M)
Shashintha Silva – St. Sebastian’s College, Kandana – 4x400m (M)
Hasindu Nethsara – Lumbini College, Colombo – 4x400m, 4x400m mixed (M)
Indika Prasanna – Team Manager
K.G Badra Gunawardana (Head Coach)
Nipuna Nirmal (Coach)
Nadeepa Thilakarathna (Lady Chaperon)
