Udaya Gayan and Gunawardena set up Powerlifting records
Gampaha Powerfighters Sports Club’s Udara Gayan (weight class 120+) and Sir John Kotelawala Defence University’s S.N.B. Gunawardena (Junior category weight class 84) set four new powerlifting national records in the 2023- All Island Powerlifting Competition which was held recently at Wadduwa Vijaya Kumaratunge Auditorium.
At the same time in men’s Powerlifting categories Sri Lanka Army sports club players were crowded champions and second place was won by the Gampaha, Powerfighters Sports Club. following this in the women’s categories Battaramulla, Zimantra sports club bagged first place and the High Octane sports club captured women’s second place.
Thetournament was organized for all the Powerlifting weight classes by the Sakthi Sports club Wadduwa and conducted by the Sri Lanka Powerlifting Federation under the guidance of the Famous Powerlifting and Weightlifting Senior coach and Instructor I.P. Nandasena.
Results
WOMEN’S CATEGORIES CHAMPIONS:-
47 weight class; D.M. Asurumunige, Zimantra sports club, total weight = 225 kgs.
52 weight class; D.M.K. de Silva, Zimantra sports club, total weight = 277.5 kgs.
57 weight class; A.M.A.P. Athanayaka, High Octane sports club, total weight = 305 kgs.
63 weight class; I.O. Chathurika, Zimantra sports club, total weight = 230 kgs.
69 weight class; A.A.W. Rathnayaka, High Octane sports club, total weight = 302.5 kgs.
76 weight class; R.M.A. Senavirathna, High Octane sports club, total weight = 307.5 kgs.
84 weight class; S.A.M. Madushika Parera, Powerfighters sports club, total weight = 286 kgs.
84 + weight class; L.K. Dias, Bandaragama sports club, total weight = 297.5 kgs.
MEN’S CATEGORIES CHAMPIONS:
59 weight class; V. Priyankara, Nethra sports club, total weight = 410 kgs.
66 weight class; R.D.C.K. Rajapaksha, Sri Lanka Army sports club, total weight = 510 kgs.
74 weight class; B.I.M. Mendis, Powerfighters sports club, total weight = 570 kgs.
83 weight class; W.S.V. Fernando, (Independent Player) total weight = 577.5 kgs.
93 weight class; R.M.S.S. Rathnayake, Sri Lanka Army sports club, total weight = 560 kgs.
105 weight class; J.A.U.D. Jayasinghe, (Independent Player), total weight = 730 kgs.
120 weight class; K.D. Vimantha, Sri Lanka Army sports club, total weight = 580 kgs.
120+ weight class; Udara Gayan, Powerfighters sports club, total weight = 775 kgs and
Established a new record of breaking his own deadlift record 285 kgs to 300kgs.
Womens Junior Categories Weight Class 84, Champion and record holder Sir John Kotealawala Defence University Sports Club, 21 years old, .S.N.B. Gunawardena, Bench Press event new record 47.5kgs, Bench l ifting new record 135kgs and Squad new Record 100kgs and total weight record 282.5 kgs.
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