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Sports in Pictures
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| Al- Madeena Vidyalaya, Maruthamunai
in the Kalmunai Educational Zone won the Singithi Rugby
Carnival conducted by the Ministry of Education in
collaboration with Sports Ministry and Sri Lanka Rugby
Football Union at Diyagama Mahinda Rajapaksa ground recently
(On left) the students receiving certificates from chief
guest President Mahinda Rajapaksa and (on right) the winning
team with the school principal A.R.Nihmathulla and their
coachers. (Pictures by: I.L.M.Rizan, Addalaichenai Central
Correspondent) |
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The Girls Tennis Team Under 7 of St
Joseph’s College, Negombo Branch emerged as the Under Seven
Tennis Champions in the Negombo Region Inter-school Tennis
Championship 2012 held at the Tennis Courts at Kadolkale,
Negombo. The champion team is seen here Squatting (from
left) Sandani Fonseka, Fiana Emali, Ann Sinethma. Standing
(from left) Sharoni Fernando, Shevoni Menusha, Napthali
Mendis, Himaya Manuji
and Dhami Panchali. Picture by H Fernando Negombo Special
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Newstead Girls C o l l e g e , N e g
o m b o emerged champions in the Under ten Division
in the N e g o m b o Region Interschool Tennis Championship
2012 held at the Negombo
Tennis Courts Grounds at K a d o l k a l e , Negombo. The
Newstead Girld College Under
10 tennis champion team is seen here. Front Row (left to
right) Induwarie de Silva (Vice Captain), Nadia Nuilaih,
Lidiya Sewwandi, Michel Koshila and Tarshia Rathnasiri.
Second
Row (left to right) Ashini Siriwardhana, S a m a d h i J a y
a s i n g h e ( C a p t a i n ) , Denuli Jayakody, Udumbara
Treshan and Nidhi Dureshma. Picture by H Fernando Negombo
Special Corr |
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Photo taken at the reunion of some of
the Royal College centenary cricketers with their master in
charge and coach. Both Ashantha de Mel and Rajiva Wijetunge
accounted for
more than (50) wickets each during the 1979 season. Ranjan
Madugalle scored more than (1000) runs and became the
‘Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year’. Coach Gamini
Salgado is the oldest living captain of Royal College. Here
(from left) Harischandra Nanayakkara, (master in charge)
with Rajiva Wijetunge, Ranjan Madugalle, Ashantha de Mel and
(seated) Gamini Salgado (coach). |
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Lake House athletes win 13 medals
Shyam sets three new meet records
Athletes who represented Associated Newspapers of Ceylon
Ltd. (Lake House) excelled at the recently concluded
Mercantile Athletic Championship, winning five gold medals,
six silver medals and two bronze medals. Shyam Kumara won
three gold medals, winning the mens 1500m, 800m and 400m
with three new meet records. Udula Peiris won gold medals in
the womens 400m hurdles and 100m hurdles and was placed
third in the 200m final. P K P I Namasiri won a silver medal
in the mens 400m an also a bronze in the 100m event while
Nishshanka, Shyam, Namasiri and Sudasinghe teamed up to win
the silver medal in the mens 4x400m event. Picture by Sudam
Gunasinghe |
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