Ananda College gymnasts dominate
Chinthana Wasala
Ananda College Colombo and Mary Immaculate Convent took major honours
as they emerged boys and girls overall champions of the Gymnastic
Championships of the 2010 National Schools Sports Festival worked off at
the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo.
Ananda College produced their best performance throughout the
championship and made a clean sweep while carrying away the top awards
for the best boys gymnasts in all three age categories.
The Anandians collected a total of 85 points and finished with a
massive overall lead ahead of the second placed team St Benedict’s
College Kotahena who emerged runners up at this tournament.
Ananda College also produced the best gymnasts in the form of Dilshan
Kaveen (Under 15), Pamod Gunasekera (Under 17) and G C Patteperuma
(Under 19) with all displaying a great amount of skill to outclass their
opponents.
The Benedictines were able to collect 27.5 points and finished ahead
of Royal College who finished in the third place with a total of 17
points. Meanwhile the girls from Mary Immaculate Convent produced a
pleasing performance to clinch the girls overall title at this
tournament.
The winners bagged a tally 20 points and edged out their closest
rivals Vishaka Vidyalaya who had to be satisfied with the runners up
position with a total of 17 points.
Mary Immaculate Convent also produced the best gymnast in the Under
17 Girls event category where Maheshika Rukini Perera stamped her class
and authority to win her title convincingly. However in the girls Under
19 event Thilanka Abegunawardena of St Paul’s Girls College – Milagiriya
came out with a dazzling performance to outclass the rest of the
opponents and win the best gymnast award.
In addition Thimasha Pathirage from Vishaka Vidyalaya stole the
limelight in the Girls Under 15 category where she produced a splendid
performance to win the best gymnast award.
Prima is the main sponsor for this year’s National Schools Sports
Festival which is now underway on a grand scale at multiple venues
around Colombo. The co-sponsor is DSI and the meet is conducted by the
Education Ministry.
The overall champions – Boys
01: Ananda College Colombo (85 pts.)
02: St Benedicts College Kotahena (27.5 pts.)
03: Royal College Colombo (17 pts.)
Overall champions – Girls
01: Mary Immaculate Convent (20 pts.)
02: Vishaka Vidyalaya Colombo (17 pts.)
03: St Paul’s Girls College - Milagiriya (15 pts.)
Best gymnasts:
U-15 Boys: A A Dilshan Kaveen (Ananda College)
U-15 Girls: Thimasha Pathirage (Vishaka Vidyalaya)
U-17 Boys: Pamod Gunasekera (Ananda College)
U-17 Girls: Maheshika Rukini Perera (Mary Immaculate Convent)
U-19 Boys: G C Patteperuma (Ananda College)
U-19 Girls: Thilanka Abegunawardena (St Paul’s Girls College -
Milagiriya) |
