[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Sprinter Himasha Eashan was in seventh heaven after an astonishing 10.11 seconds and 10.12 seconds (Wind aided) in the 100m heats and semis, but the Triple Jumper Greshan Dhananjaya stole the day’s honours when shattering the Sri Lanka record with a leap of 16.71m at the first National Trials at the Sugathadasa stadium earlier […]
LYCEUM WATTALA TAKE EARLY LEAD IN ISAC
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Hurdlers Janitha Abeysinghe and Tharushi Fernando of Lyceum International School Wattala and Panadura respectively excelled in high hurdles as nine records were set at the 19th International Schools Athletics Championship (ISAC) which commenced at Sugathdasa Stadium on Friday. The championship sees 25 international schools that are members of The International Schools of Sri Lanka […]
SHELINDA RISES ABOVE THE REST
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]eenage sprinting sensation from Gateway College Colombo, Shelinda Jansen rose above the rest to win the RIT Alles Challenge Trophy and Edexcel Challenge Trophy for the best athlete at the 19th International Schools Athletic Championships (ISAC) 2019, concluded at Sugathadasa Stadium on Sunday . Jansen who took the social media by storm last year […]
TEAM OF 12 ATHLETES FOR ASIAN YOUTH C’SHIP -AASL AWAITS MINISTRY APPROVAL FOR FUNDING
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) has selected a pool of 12 athletes to participate at the forthcoming 3rd Asian Youth Athletics Championship to be held in Hong Kong from 15 to 17 March. The team will only be finalized following a fitness trial next month, and only if the Sports Ministry approves […]
HOW TO WORK TOGETHER AS A NATION- ADVISES FROM THE LEGEND KUMAR SANGAKKARA
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Cricketing Legend Kumar Sangakkara made sure he leaves young athletes with a lesson for the life when he visited as the chief guest for the closing ceremony of the International National School Athletics Championship (ISAC) 2019 at the Sugathadasa stadium last Sunday. “Forget what people before you have done.. Just make sure that ..When […]
TEN ATHLETES ALMOST CERTAIN TO IN THE YOUTH ASIAN TEAM
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Ten Youth (Under18) athletes are likely to make the Asian Youth Team through individual brilliance as they made impressive performances, despite tight schedules and lack of rest between events in the one day trail worked off at the Sugathadasa stadium . The Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) made some tough qualification standards, some […]