Asian Schools Rowing C’ship from July 23 to 26

SAMPATH BANDARA

The Asian Schools Rowing Championship which is being organized by the Tharunyata Hetak Organization under the patronage of its Chairman Namal Rajapaksa, will be held at Bolgoda Lake from July 23 to 26.

This will be a historic sporting occasion. The first ever Asian Schools Rowing Championship to be held in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan, India and Malaysia have already confirmed their participation with the largest contingent coming from Pakistan with 60 rowers.

Between 25 to 27 schools will take part in the first Asian Schools Rowing Championship 2009 in which there will be over 150 participants. This Rowing Championship will be conducted under two age categories (Senior and Junior) with trophies being awarded for the winners.

General Secretary of Tharunyata Hetak Lalith Piyum Perera, Director Sports Ronny Ibrahim, Director Finance Champika Karunaratne, Human Resource Manager Kithali Jayawickreme, General Secretary Asian Schools Rowing Association Lasantha Welikala, Chairman of Asian Schools Rowing Association Ariff Ikram and Ravi Liyanage, General Manager of Janashakthi also addressed the media briefing.