Mayon continues record breaking spree

Athletics Championship of Western Province Schools Games

by Reemus Fernando

Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa thrower Mayon Chiran smashed the meet record to win the Under 14 Shot Put as he continued his record breaking spree to emerge as a bright prospect in field events on day one of the Athletics Championship of the Western Province Schools Games at the Sugathadasa Stadium on Wednesday.

The Cambrian shot the put to a distance of 15.48 metres to dwarf the meet record held by Lewano White of St. Joseph’s College (13.10m in 2019).

Chiran, who commenced the season with record breaking performances at the Western Province leg of the Sir John Tarbet Junior Championship is now the hot favourite to win at the All Island Schools Games Championship which will be held later this month.

At least three other meet records were shattered in the morning session of the meet. Vishwa Nimsara of Lyceum cleared a distance of 5.81 metres to win the Under 14 boys’ long jump. He erased the record held by (5.69m) Pasindu Staniwal of Taxila College, Horana (2018).

He was not the only Lyceumite to enter record books on day one. Jerril Philips competing in the Under 20 boys’ discus throw cleared a distance of 41.54 metres to better the record held by Shaveen Rumeshka of St. Joseph’s (41.34m) since 2018.

In the Under 18 girls’ triple jump Oshini Kavindya Kodikara of St. Lawrance’s Convent, Wellawatta cleared a distance of 11.82 metres to erase the record held by M.P.K. Lakshani of Holy Cross College, Gampaha (11.68m in 2018).