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Nestomalt powered All-Island Schools Mini Marathon on Saturday
The All-Island Schools Mini Marathon will be held on 8th October in Gampaha as part of the All-Island Schools Games 2022. Organized by the Ministry of Education, this event will be sponsored by Nestlé Nestomalt in its journey of powering the progress of aspiring athletes and providing a positive start to their sporting career.
It is anticipated that the 21-kilometer mini marathon and 5-kilometer race will draw the participation of between 300 to 1,200 student athletes respectively, from schools across the country.
Nestlé has been an integral part of Sri Lankan lives for over 115 years, with over 90% of its products sold in Sri Lanka being manufactured locally at its state-of-the art factory in Kurunegala. The company’s flagship brand Nestomalt has been trusted and enjoyed by Sri Lankan families for over 60 years. Exclusively manufactured in Sri Lanka, it is the country’s most loved iconic malted beverage, offering the goodness of malted barley and milk, and enriched with essential nutrients to energize body and mind.
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Pant, Axar star in Delhi Capital’s nervy final-over win over Gujarat Titans
Delhi Capitals rode on their captain’s incredible knock of 88 from 43 balls to eke out a narrow four-run victory over Gujarat Titans, despite the best efforts of Sai Sudharsan, David Miller and Rashid Khan to stop the hosts from doing the double over them. Pant’s knock, along with Axar Patel’s essay (66 off 43) and Tristan Stubbs’s late cameo (26 off 7) turbo-charged DC’s innings well past the 200-run mark, and yet proved to be just about enough to pick the two points in the end.
Brief Scores:
Delhi Capitals 224/4 in 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 88*, Axar Patel 66, Jake Fracer-McGurk 23, Tristan Stubbs 26*; Sandeep Warrier 3-15, Noor Ahmad 1-36) beat Gujarat Titans 220/8 in 20 overs (Sai Sudharsan 65, David Miller 55, Wriddhiman Saha 39, Rashid Khan 21*; Anrich Nortje 1-48, Rasikh Salam 3-44, Mukesh Kumar 1-41, Axar Patel 1-28, Kuldeep Yadav 2-29) by 4 runs
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Akalanka, Abisheka qualify for finals
Asian Junior Athletics Championships
by Reemus Fernando
Ambagamuwa Central hurdler Ayomal Akalanka who was included in the team at the eleventh hour qualified for the finals of the men’s 400 metres hurdles as he came almost close to matching his personal best time on day one of the Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Dubai on Wednesday.
Akalanka clocked 52.96 seconds to finish second in his heat and qualify for the finals.
Sri Lanka Athletics decided to drop him from the team after the Commonwealth Youth Game medallist failed to reach qualifying standards at the trials. He was included at the eleventh hour on the request of the Sports Minister who heeded an appeal. Akalanka will compete in the final on Friday.
Young Tharushi Abisheka provided the Sri Lankan team a morale boosting start as she qualified for the final of the women’s 800 metres in the morning.
Abisheka is the youngest member in the team and is eligible even to compete at the next edition of this Under 20 event in 2026. The Wickramabahu National School Gampola athlete finished third in her heat and will carry the third fastest time to the final which will be held on Friday.
In the men’s 100 metres, Merone Wijesinghe of Ananda College Colombo finished fourth in his heat.
When this edition went to press women’s team captain Madushani Herath of Nannapurawa MV Bibila was competing in the women’s triple jump.
Sri Lanka fielded a team of 17 athletes including four relay teams for the four-day regional event.
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Saneshi wins three titles at Bandarawela
Saneshi Willoraarachchi won three titles at the Bandarawela Open Ranking Tennis Tournament.
The Musaeus College player won the women’s open singles, women’s open doubles and the Under 18 girls’ doubles.
She beat Inuki Jayaweera 6-4, 6-3 in the women’s open singles final and joined the latter to score a 4-2, 5-4 win in the doubles final against Lihini Jayakody and Diyana de Silva.
Saneshi and Inuki overcame a first set defeat to beat Gehansa Methnadi and Sandithi Usgodaarachchi 0-4, 5-4, 10-6 for the Under 18 doubles title.
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