Emerging school athlete Oshini Kodikara of St. Lawrence’s Convent, Colombo gained the first gold medal of the All-Island Schools Games Athletic Championship on day one of the meet held yesterday at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex, Diyagama.
Oshini clinched the Under-20 girls’ long jump gold medal with a remarkable leap of 6.03 metres, marking the first top podium finish of this year’s event.
Nethuga Dinhash of Mount Calvary College, Galle, set the first new meet record of the championship, clocking 11.77 seconds in the Under-14 boys’ 100m heats, breaking the previous record of 11.82 seconds set by Dulneth Nethmika of Gateway College, Rajagiriya in 2024.
Final Results (Selected Events):
Under-20 Girls Long Jump:
Oshini Kodikara (St. Lawrence’s Convent, Colombo) – 6.03m
W.M.B.G. Wickramasinghe (Anuradhapura Central) – 5.74m
D.A.S. Hansika (Ambagamuwa MMV, Ambagamuwa) – 5.66m
Under-18 Boys Shot Put:
Binuda Bojitha (Rahula College, Matara) – 15.57m
Piyumal Silva (St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa) – 14.54m
W.K.B.J.S. Weerawarna (Ananda Maithriya MMV, Ratnapura) – 13.47m
Under-18 Boys Discus Throw:
K. Kirushhm (Vavuniya Tamil Central) – 50.39m
A.G.S. Ashenweera (Unawathura Bubula MV) – 49.00m
Keshara Fernando (St. John Paul International School) – 48.24m
Under-20 Girls Shot Put:
K.G.K.R.P. Weerasinghe (Holy Cross College, Gampaha) – 11.14m
B.A.K.K.B. Balasooriya (Sumana Balika, Ratnapura) – 10.77m
Dewmini Warnakula (Holy Family Convent, Kalutara)
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