Sri Lanka Athletes off to Kuwait for Asian Youth Meet

Sri Lanka junior athletic team   

By Susil Premalal

The 11-member Sri Lanka Junior Athletic Team left for Kuwait yesterday to participate in the 4th Asian Youth Athletic Championships, which will be held from October 13 to 16 in Kuwait City.   

Over 400 athletes from 30 countries are set to participate in this meet, which will be conducted by the Asian Athletics Association.   

The Sri Lankan contingent includes six Boys, two Girls and three officials. Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) Technical Director Palitha Jayathilaka will accompany the contingent as Team Manager.   

The Sri Lanka Junior Athletics Team was selected after considering the performances at the recently concluded 90th Sir John Tarbat Athletics Meet.   
SLA is confident that Sri Lanka will be able to win at least five medals at this meet, which was postponed in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.   

Sri Lanka has bagged a total of nine medals in the history of youth athletics, including one Gold, six Silver and two Bronze Medals.   

The Sri Lanka Youth Athletic Team: P. S Jayathilake (Thurstan) 400m Boys, R. A. D. A. T. Rajapaksa (Sir John Kotelawala MV, Kurunegala) 400m Boys, E. S. D. Anuhas (Bodagama MV, Thanamalwila) high jump Boys’, G. L. Arthavindu (D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo) high jump Boys’, R. Careem (Lyceum, Panadura) long jump Boys’, W. M. K. N. Wickramasinghe (Wickramabahu MV, Gampola) 800m   

Girls’, Sithumi Sadithya (Sumana Balika, Ratnapura) high jump Girls’, Madushani Herath (Nannapurawa MV, Monaragala) long jump Girls’