Gampaha and Kandy finished as joint overall champions of the 36th National Youth Sports Festival, each collecting 130 points. Galle took third place with 106.
The festival ran from 30 October to 1 November at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Diyagama. Organisers included the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, National Youth Services Council and Sri Lanka Federation of Youth Clubs.
Record performances accompany the shared championship
The Government Information Department reported 21 new swimming records and nine athletics records. Gampaha’s A.W.G.J.S. Wijethunga received the best female athlete award, while Kegalle’s M.D. Chathuranga was named best male athlete after a record 50.06-second performance in the men’s 400-metre hurdles.
Each joint champion district received Rs.200,000, with Rs.100,000 awarded to Galle. The best male and female athletes each received Rs.1 million, recognising the leading individual performances of the festival.
Source and photograph: Department of Government Information — news.lk.
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