{
  "id": 15824981,
  "title": "Heshara, Shashen, Dilini among top performers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/heshara-shashen-dilini-among-top-performers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T23:58:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/heshara-shashen-dilini-among-top-performers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three young athletes from Heshara, Shashen, and Dilini made significant strides at the All Island Schools Games Athletics Championship final day, breaking meet records in various events. Shashen Rajapaksha, representing Ratnayake Central Walala, dominated the Under 18 boys’ 3000 meters, clocking a time of 8:58.50, a new record. Heshara Jayasinghe from St. Joseph Vaz’s College Wennappuwa set a groundbreaking pace in the Under 20 boys’ shot put, clearing a remarkable 17.30 meters, breaking the previous record. Abhimani Kodituwakku of Dharmapala College Pannipitiya also broke barriers in the Under 20 girls’ 400 meters hurdles with a time of 1:01.57, surpassing the nine-year-old record. Sumana Balika Vidyalaya Ratnapura’s K.K. Baalasooriya achieved a new meet record in the Under 20 girls’ discus throw with a throw of 41.82 meters. Meanwhile, Dilini Rajapaksha of Sumana Balika Vidyalaya Ratnapura etched her name in history by clearing 12.73 meters in the Under 18 girls’ triple jump, establishing a new meet record.",
  "summary": "by Reemus Fernando Heshara Jayasinghe, Shashen Rajapaksha and Dilini Rajapaksha were among the athletes who excelled creating meet records during the morning session of the final day of the All Island Schools Games Athletics Championship at Diyagama on Tuesday. Shashen Ravihansa Rajapaksha of Ratnayake Central Walala set the tone on the track, clocking an impressive […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}