Veteran hammer thrower Mahesh Abeyratna set a new meet record of 34.88 metres at the Masters Athletics Championships and qualified for World Masters’ Championships which will be held in Leon, France in the near future.

He erased the previous record of 31.08 metres with his record breaking throw at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Diyagama.

The meet was organized by Sri Lanka Masters Athletic Association. Mahesh took part in the over-45 men’s hammer throw and javelin throw.

He has represented Sri Lanka in the Asian Masters Athletic Championship and has performed well in Javelin and Hammer Throw events.

He is serving in the Sri Lanka Army and representing the Army Athletic Committee .

Chief Guest at this annual meet was the General Secretary of World Masters Athletic Association Winston Thomas from USA.