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by Reemus Fernando Former Maris Stella College, Negombo high jumper Ushan Thivanka produced yet another record breaking feat in his bid to edge closer to Tokyo Olympic qualifying standards and immediately dedicated the victory in Texas to his polio victim mother on Sunday. The Texas A & M Commerce University scholarship holder cleared 2.30 metres, the top third height cleared in the world this year to win the high jump event held at a championship in Texas. In clearing the height he also broke the South Asian regional record held by India’s Tejaswin Shankar who cleared 2.29 metres in 2018. Thivanka is in a record breaking spree this year having started with Sri Lanka National Indoor record and then breaking the 16-year old outdoor National Record held by Manjula Kumara. On Saturday (USA time), Thivanka was the sole competitor in his winning height and he made it in his third attempt to further improve his Sri Lanka record.

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