Dual records for Dulanjali

D.M.Yamani Dulanjali of Ambagamuwa Central College, Uda Bulathgama went onto break records in both girls’ under-18 200 metres and 400 metres hurdles events, making her name highlighted on the second day of the Sir John Tarbat Senior Athletics Meet which continued at the Diyagama Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium yesterday.

Dulanjali had no difficulty in making it to the finals as she ran a record 24.84 seconds at the heats of the under-18 girls 200 metres, erasing the two-year old previous record of 25.27 seconds, held by Rumeshika Kumari Ratnayake of Kegalle Balika Vidyalaya.

In the final, she clocked 24.91 seconds to grab the gold.

Dulanjali had yet another successful run at the final of the under-18 girls 400 metres hurdles when she went onto set a new record of 1 minute 00.92 seconds to renew the record which stood at 1 minute 02.32 seconds, held by Nayomika Gimhani of Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, set during the 2009 championship.

New meet records on the second day:

Under-16 boys: 4x100m

St. Benedict’s College : 44.23 secs

Under-18 boys: 4x100m

St. Benedict’s College : 42.94 secs

Under-20 boys: 5000m Race walking

K.A.Isuru Akalanka (Royal College Horana – 24 min.40.6 secs

Under-18 girls: 400 metres hurdles

D.M.Yamani Dilanjali (Ambagamuwa CC -Uda Bulathgama 1 min. 00.92 secs

Under-18 boys: 400 metres hurdles

Uditha Chandrasena (Maris Stella College – Negombo) 53.04 secs

Under-18 girls; 200 metres

D.M.Yamani Dilanjali (Ambagamuwa CC -Uda Bulathgama 24.91 secs

24.84 secs in the heats.

Under-18 boys: 200 metres

Asiri Wijesekara (Gateway College – Rajagiriya) 21.97 secs.

Under-20 girls: 800 metres

Nishanthi Dilhani (Lumbini College – Colombo) 2 min 14.38 secs