SLAF Athletes Dominates National Athletics Selection Trials
10:59am on Monday 7th December 2015
SLAF javelin thrower LAC Ranasinghe qualified for the Olympic Games by shattering a National record with an effort of 83.04 metres on the opening day of the National Athletics Selection Trials for the South Asian Games (SAG) 2016 which commenced at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Diyagama 04 December 2015.
Ranasinghe's performance of 83.04m is three metres better than this year's Asian Championship gold medalist (79.74m) and his effort is also better than the 10th place performer at the IAAF World Championship.
He also eclipsed the Olympic qualifying standard of 83.00m to become the third Sri Lankan track and field athlete to qualify for the global showpiece. He is also the only athlete to achieve Olympic qualification in a javelin throw event in Sri Lankan athletic history.
Meantime, Ishara Sadaruwan of Air Force performed a leap of 4.91m in Pole vault to renew his own record in the event.
Sandruwan who smashed the long standing National pole vault record for the first time in September (at the Thailand Open Athletic Championships) improved his record by one centimeter yesterday.
Incidentally, athletes from Air Force were responsible for both National records created on day one of the National Athletics Selection Trials for the South Asian Games (SAG) 2016.
The South Asian Games 2016 will be held in Guwahati, India from 6th to 16th of February next year.
Ranasinghe's performance of 83.04m is three metres better than this year's Asian Championship gold medalist (79.74m) and his effort is also better than the 10th place performer at the IAAF World Championship.
He also eclipsed the Olympic qualifying standard of 83.00m to become the third Sri Lankan track and field athlete to qualify for the global showpiece. He is also the only athlete to achieve Olympic qualification in a javelin throw event in Sri Lankan athletic history.
Meantime, Ishara Sadaruwan of Air Force performed a leap of 4.91m in Pole vault to renew his own record in the event.
Sandruwan who smashed the long standing National pole vault record for the first time in September (at the Thailand Open Athletic Championships) improved his record by one centimeter yesterday.
Incidentally, athletes from Air Force were responsible for both National records created on day one of the National Athletics Selection Trials for the South Asian Games (SAG) 2016.
The South Asian Games 2016 will be held in Guwahati, India from 6th to 16th of February next year.
