Navy Commander rewards Gold medalist

Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake commended the exceptional performance of Ordinary Seaman Sanjeewa Ruwan Kumara, who won the gold medal in the 65 kilogram weight class at the 46th Asian Body Building and Fitness Championship held in Uzbekistan.

He handed over a Rs 150,000 cheque to S R Kumara in appreciation of his achievements bringing credit to the Motherland at a function held at Naval Headquarters on June 28. Sanjeewa, with his enormous potential as a body builder, has a number of impressive achievements to his credit. With the confidence gained by his superb physical strength nurtured after joining the Navy, he won Mr Sri Lanka title in 2011 and came first at the Sri Lanka Top 20 Body Building Championship – 2012. He also won the gold medal at the National Sports Festival 2012. He is incidentally the first Asian gold medalist in 64 years in the Sri Lanka body building history.