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Police basketball bounces high Police Basketball registered themselves as the best Basketball team in Sri Lanka in the year 2003. They emerged champions in all the inter-club Basketball tournaments conducted by all associations affiliated to Sri Lanka Basketball Federation, said Superintendent of Police - Traffic - Western Province South - R. E. C. Ranjan, Hony Secretary Police Basketball. They even showed their supremacy when they participated in the "All India State National Basketball Championship - 2003" tournament where St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Loyala College, Royapuram, Hindustan College, S. S. N. College of Engineering, Sports Hostel of Excellence, Tamil Nadu Police, Panimalar College & Tamil Nadu State teams were outplayed by the Sri Lanka Police team at Dr. J. J. Stadium in Keel Park, Chennai late last month. Police team emerged champions in the "Weber Cup 2003", "Depot Cup 2003" and "Five-a-side 2003" basketball tournaments conducted by affiliated associations to the SLBF. They emerged runner-up in the "Super League Inter-club - 2003" basketball tournament conducted in Colombo. It is a team play that gave the Policemen to register as the best Basketball team in Sri Lanka said Ranjan. He further said that the entire team is grateful to the Inspector General of Police Indra De Silva, Chairman Police Basketball for the guidance and the encouragement given to the team to achieve this position in Basketball.
The team members are: Nalin Weerawardena (Captain), Buddika Kumudhapperuma (Vice-Captain), Dhamindha Hettiarachchi, Thusitha Dissanayake, Michael Priyadharshan, S. M. U. P. Samarakoon, Sampath Herath, P. D. K. Wijesundera, Roshan Lokugamage, Asanka Kuragama, P. Saluwardena, T. N. Burah, Sujeeva Sampath Wijeweera, Nuwan Senanayake, Asanka Swaris, Vajira Kumarasinghe, M. K. Shiran, S. J. Master, Ravindra Dahanayake, T. M. Ahmeth (Coach), R. E. C. Ranjan (Manager) & Ervin E. Prasanna Brahmanage (Assistant Manager). |
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