by Reemus Fernando
When the former national record holder in the men’s javelin throw, Sachith Maduranga suddenly announced a premature retirement from athletics he said that he was ‘thoroughly disappointed the way higher authorities managed the sports affairs of the country.’ He was just 23 and had an Asian Athletics Championship medal and a national record against his name. His best performance was good enough to earn Olympic qualification by then standards. Eight years after the former Army athlete quit, country’s top throwers are probably experiencing the same predicament. The only difference is that they are not venting their frustration the way Maduranga did.