Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- BB Gunasekara of Rahula College, Matara, produced a golden throw to light up the opening day of the 93rd Sir John Tarbat Senior Athletics Championship, sponsored by Ritzbury, in Diyagama, Homagama yesterday.

The 17-year-old powered the discus 51.35 metres to smash the meet record in the Under-18 Boys' Discus Throw final and win the gold medal. His performance set the tone for a day that saw four new meet records being established.

In distance running, DL Achintha of Aloysius College, Ratnapura, ran a blistering pace to win the Under-18 Boys' 3000m final. He clocked 8 minutes 44.18 seconds, rewriting the record books with a new meet mark.

The long jump pit also witnessed history. Deesara Herath of Maris Stella Coll...