94th edition of the National Athletic Championships which will be held from the 08th to the 10th of July 2016 at the Diyagama Mahinda Rajapakse stadium commenced -yesterday with a total a host of events having worked out.

The opening day was an eventful one with a total of 5 finals being held. It was a rather frustrating one for Sri Lanka’s ace high jumper Manjula Kumara who was crowned the national High jump  champion with a best jump of 2.24M but was left kicking his himself as he missed out on the Olympic Qualification mark of 2.29M. It is unfortunate that lack of competitions has been the biggest setback to this 2004 Athens Olympians’ hopes to make it to RIO 2016.

Nilani Rathnayake from Sri Lanka Army defended her 3000M Steeple chase national title but could not better her performance of last year’s competition which accounts for the national record. Sarangi Silva also from Sri Lanka Army claimed gold in the Long jump event with a leap of 6.04M. T.M Azik  managed to secure another top spot becoming the National discus throw champion . Airwomen Ayesha Maduwanthi emerged the Women’s Hammer throw champion while Nalini Ariyadasa became victorious in the Women’s 10000M race.

Refer attached result sheet for a detailed record of the event.

E: No 101 5000M Men QR 1
Place BIB Name Affiliate Performance Remarks
1 320 MKGA Nissanka Kumara Sri Lanka Army 15:19.1 q
2 477 N Sevakumar Sri Lanka Air Force 15:22.4 q
3 321 VGPAJ Kumara Bandara Sri Lanka Army 15:25.2 q
4 624 RMYGN Asela Bandara Unattached 15:25.4 q
5 235 KWAD Pushpakumara Sri Lanka Army 15:35.2 q
6 323 UWMNG Abeyrathne Sri Lanka Army 15:39.5 q
7 457 RAC Wijesinghe Sri Lanka Air Force 15:51.0
8 303 KY Ananda Sri Lanka Army 16:06.3
9 142 RKVATUK Rajamanhtri Sri Lanka Army 16+:14.1
10 234 KH Hulangamuwa Sri Lanka Army 16:19.9
E: No 101 5000M Men QR 2
Place BIB Name Affiliate Performance Remarks
1 314 KGR Saman Kumara Sri Lanka Army 15:22.1 q
2 594 DMDS Disanayake Sri Lanka Army 15:23.9 q
3 440 BA Sandaruwan Sri Lanka Air Force 15:24.4 q
4 480 AK Tharanga Sri Lanka Air Force 15:25.9 q
5 374 MAR Chamara Kumara Sri Lanka Army 15:28.6 q
6 476 SMDM Samarakoon Sri Lanka Air Force 15:35.4 q
7 322 WKDC Rangana Sri Lanka Army 15:38.8 q
8 233 SK Senavirathne Sri Lanka Army 15:41.4 q
9 236 PAC Lakshan Sri Lanka Army 15:50.9 q
10 325 NGA Bandara Sri Lanka Army 15:56.1
E: No 104 100M Men Heat 1
Place BIB Name Affiliate Performance Remarks
1 294 WKN Eshan Sri Lanka Army 10.7 q
2 149 PMRC Peiris Sri Lanka Army 11.1 q
3 615 PACL Kumara Unattached 11.1 q
4 30 MM Sameera Nuwan Premathunga Sri Lanka Army 11.4
5 349 NAA Pushpa Kumarea Sri Lanka Army 11.5
6 488 MHC Sandaruwan Unattached 11.7
7 57 SM Ranjith Kumara Sri Lanka Army 11.7
8 40 GGLS Kumarathunga Sri Lanka Army 11.9
E: No 104 100M Men Heat 2
Place BIB Name Affiliate Performance Remarks
1 140 KPSL Gunawardana Sri Lanka Army 10.9 q
2 380 KSL Wikramasinghe Sri Lanka Army 11.1 q
3 278 MAKCS Abeywickramasinghe Sri Lanka Army 11.2 q
4 194 AG Nuwarapakshagedara Sri Lanka Army 11.3
5 352 DSM DE Silva Sri Lanka Army 11.4
6 53 PGMIM Bandara Sri Lanka Army 12.1
7 487 PLD Dumeera Maduranga Alvis Unattached 12.2
E: No 104 100M Men Heat 3
Place BIB Name Affiliate Performance Remarks
1 295 RDUS Surendra Sri Lanka Army 10.6 q
2 664 N Predeep Kumara Sri Lanka Police SC 10.9 q
3 428 PSAC Nadeeshan Sri Lanka Air Force 11.0 q
4 291 WMA Bandara Sri Lanka Army 11.1 q
5 379 UAIA Sampath Sri Lanka Army 11.2
6 578 DMDN Madushanka Sri Lanka Army 11.3
E: No 104 100M Men Heat 4
Place BIB Name Affiliate Performance Remarks
1 335 Shehan Sandaruwan Sri Lanka Army 10.7 q
2 25 KSN Rupasinghe Sri Lanka Army 10.9 q
3 637 SA Kuruppaarachchi Lanka Lions SC 10.9 q
4 552 TMSM Thennakon Sri Lanka Army 11.1 q
5 436 K Kavinda Sri Lanka Air Force 11.1 q
6 327 CAHMD Priyasad Sri Lanka Army 11.2
7 52 SPSA Gunasiri Sri Lanka Army 11.3
E: No 104 100M Men Heat 5
Place BIB Name Affiliate Performance Remarks
1 332 ALM Ashrof Sri Lanka Army 11.0 q
2 644 JMTD Bandara Lanka Lions SC 11.2 q
3 432 NPN Jayawardana Sri Lanka Air Force 11.2 q
4 519 WBY Rohana Sri Lanka Navy 11.4
5 330 KGS Herath Sri Lanka Army 11.6
6 276 V Rugithan Sri Lanka Army 12.0
7 489 AG Upul Indeka Chuladasa Unattached 13.0
E: No 104 100M Men Heat 6
Place BIB Name Affiliate Performance Remarks
1 331 ARM Rajaskan Sri Lanka Army 10.8 q
2 491 WTM Gayanath Sri Lanka Army 11.0 q
3 618 CRC Kularathne Kurunegala DAA 11.3 q
4 398 TS Mudalnayake Sri Lanka Police SC 11.4
5 350 RAJ Kumara Sri Lanka Army 11.6
6 537 TM Kottegoda Sri Lanka Navy 12.0
7 490 WA Prasan Unattached 13.2
E: No 104 100M Men Heat 7
Place BIB Name Affiliate Performance Remarks
1 51 AMB Lakmal Sri Lanka Army 10.9 q
2 298 GRTM Ginadasa Sri Lanka Army 11.0 q
3 136 MSM Safran Sri Lanka Army 11.0 q
4 351 PUKN Pinnagoda Sri Lanka Army 11.1 q
5 421 MPWA Milinda Sri Lanka Air Force 11.3
6 511 WGC Thabrew Sri Lanka Navy 11.8
7 2 E Vishava Raj Perera Sri Lanka Schools AA 11.9
8 4 RM Lakshan Maduranga Sri Lanka Schools AA 11.9