Gateway Colombo 'E' Division U 15 shuttle champs
The victorious Gateway shuttle team : Standing (L to R):
Esala Arachchi, Alan Maheshratnam, Harith Seneviratna, Udip
Karunaratne, Chathuranga Jayasundera (Vice Captain), Vinura
Abeysekera, Raveen Hatharasinghe, Dishan Weerakoon, Navin
Panditharatne. Seated (L to R): Ms. Umanga Ratnayake (Asst.
Coach), Mr. R.I.T. Alles (Chairman), Dimuth Panditharatne
(Captain), Mr. Thilak Amarasinghe (Badminton Coach), Mr.
Gilson Peiris (Deputy Head of Sports & P.E.), Absent:
Pankaja Withanachchi. |
Gateway College Colombo became the Champions of the All Island Under
15 Boys 'E' Division Badminton Doubles Team Championships which was held
in Welagedera Stadium, Kurunegala recently. The tournament was conducted
by the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association.
Sixteen schools participated in the above division, and Gateway
College successfully won all their respective matches in the tournament.
The team captained by Dimuth Panditharatne and coached by Former
National Coach, Tilak Amarasinghe was assisted by Ms. Umanga Ratnayake.
Results:
Quarterfinals - beat St. Joseph's College Anuradhapura (3/0)
Semi-finals - beat Royal Gnanodaya College Kalutara (3/1)
Final - beat Leeds International Panadura (3/1)
1st Double: Aslan Maheshratnam and Chaturanga Jayasundera 21/15,
21/14
2nd Double: Dimuth Panditharatne and Asela Arachchi 21/17, 21/14
3rd Double: Dishan Weerakoon and Pankaja Vithanachchi lost 15/21,
7/21
4th Double: Udip Karunaratne and Navin Panditharatne 21/15, 19/21,
21/19. |