Pushpakumara and Jayasekera win Sri Lak road race

Sanjaya Ariyaratne

ROAD RACE: R.M.S. Pushpakumara of Artillery Regiment of Sri Lanka Army and J.H.A.T.S. Jayasekera of Sri Lanka Air Force emerged open men's and women's champions respectively at the Sri Lak Athletic Club organised annual Road Race which was conducted from Ja-Ela to Negombo recently.

Pushpakumara clocked an impressive timing of thirty one minutes and two seconds to come men's first and he obtained altogether a massive 639 points while Jayasekara registered a fine timing of 35 minutes and 54 seconds to end up women's first with a tally of 970 points.

S. Sugath Senaratne of Kelani Valley Sports Club became runner up in the open men's event where he clocked thirty one minutes and twelve seconds with a total of 627 points.

S. Sudath Senaratne of Pubudu Sports Club accounted for the third place where she had a timing of thirty one minutes and twenty nine seconds after having taken 626 points. H.M.H. Gunaratne of Sri Lanka Army placed runner up in the open women's event when he clocked thirty seven minutes and one second and she collected 965 points.

E.A.T. Edirisuriyarachchi of Sri Lak Athletic Club Polonnaruwa annexed the second runner up place where she registered a timing of forty one minutes and one second with a tally of 969 points.

Meanwhile in the Boys under 19 event P.W.G. Sanjeewa of Dharmapala Central College, Ratnapura emerged champion when he clocked a thrilling timing of thirty two minutes and forty seconds and he collected the highest tally in the junior event with 575 points.

W.M.S.K. Wanninayake from Rajakeeya Central College, Kurunegala took the runner up position where he registered thirty four minutes and twenty seconds and he composed 476 points.

P.M.S. Tissera of Mahanama Central College, Panadura accounted for the third place where he clocked a timing of thirty five minutes and ten seconds and he took 584 points. H.I.G. Dananjanee of Sri Lak Athletic Club, Polonnaruwa finished first in girls under 19 event where she registered an impressive forty three minutes and thirty four seconds. She had a total of 229 points.

M.S. Pumika of Sunandapananda Central College, Moratuwa ended up runner up with clocking a timing of forty four minutes and forty two seconds and she obtained a tally of 230 points.

K.M.K.N. Ahinsa Fernando of CT and FC accounted for the third place where she clocked and unimpressive fifty four minutes and forty five seconds. She collected a tally of 231 points.

Meanwhile, Kelani Valley Sports Club won the men's team championship title while Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment of Sri Lanka Army placed second and host Sri Lak Athletic Club were third.