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Overall Boys’ Champions: Maris Stella College, Negombo
Overall Girls’ Champions: Nimala Maria Convent, Tudella
Maris Stella College, Negombo, and Nimala Maria Convent, Tudella, emerged as the overall boys’ and girls’ champions respectively at the 55th Sir John Tarbat Junior Athletics Championship 2026, held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex in Diyagama. The event was conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association (SLSAA). Maris Stella College secured the overall boys’ championship with 68 points, finishing ahead of St. Benedict’s College and St. Peter’s College, Colombo, who shared the runners-up position with 61 points each. Nimala Maria Convent, Tudella, claimed the overall girls’ championship with 64 points, narrowly edging out Lyceum International School, Wattala, who finished second with 63 points. Vidyakara Balika Vidyalaya, Maharagama, secured third place with 60 points. Maris Stella College also enjoyed success in the age-group events, winning the Under-12 boys’ championship with 32 points and the Under-15 boys’ title with 47 points. Other boys’ age-group champions were St. John Bosco’s College, Hanwella, in the Under-13 category with 24 points, and Rahula College, Matara, in the Under-14 category with 45 points. In the girls’ age-group competitions, Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya, won the Under-12 championship with 27 points, while Ladies’ College, Colombo, secured the Under-13 title with 20 points. Lyceum International School, Wattala, emerged as the Under-14 girls’ champions with 41 points, while Nimala Maria Convent, Tudella, claimed the Under-15 girls’ title with 56 points. In the individual events, Engel Chamathka of Ave Maria Convent, Negombo, was recognised as the best long jumper in the girls’ category after recording a distance of 5.42 metres. H.G. Siluni Oneja of Vidyakara Balika Vidyalaya, Maharagama, produced an impressive performance in the girls’ 400 metres, clocking 58.00 seconds to win the best 400m runner award and the overall best girls’ athlete award. A.M.S.M. Osandha Induwara Bandara of Dutugemunu CC, Buttala, competing in the Under-14 boys’ category, was named the best boys’ athlete after recording a distance of 16.02 metres in the shot put. St. Peter’s College, Colombo, won the boys’ relay championship, with St. Benedict’s College finishing as runners-up. Nimala Maria Convent, Tudella, secured the girls’ relay championship, while Sujatha Vidyalaya, Matara, and Vidyakara Balika Vidyalaya, Maharagama, shared the runners-up position. The championship once again provided a competitive platform for Sri Lanka’s emerging young athletes, with schools from across the country displaying their talent and determination in the national-level junior athletics competition.
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