All Island Schools Games

by Reemus Fernando

The All-Island Schools Games Athletics Championship will commence with a card of eight field event finals but sprinters are likely to steal the show in the heats and semi-finals scheduled for day one at the Sugathadasa Stadium today.

The All-Island Schools Games is the final major track and field competition for school athletes for the year 2024. Most of the top athletes who skipped the recently held Sir John Tarbat Senior Athletics Championship due to various reasons are set to return to represent their schools today.

Ananda College, Colombo sprinter Merone Wijesinghe who won the 100 metres gold at the recently held South Asian Junior Athletics Championship, Leeds International sprinter Induwara Weeraratne, Anandian Indusara Vidushan are among the fastest sprinters to watch when they take part in heats and semi-finals.

In field events, young prodigy Dilni Rajapaksha of Lyceum International Wattala is expected to start from where she left at the Sir John Tarbat Senior Athletics Championship.

She has made headlines for her impressive feats at the top-level competitions this year. If she strikes form, she will be among the athletes to break records on day one in field events.