Successful year for WP junior TT pool
Anuradha ABEYSEKERA
The Western Province junior paddlers guided by the Western Province
Table Tennis Association (WPTTA) have achieved many accolades since the
formation of WP junior pool at the Lalith Athulathmudali Indoor Stadium,
Mt Lavinia in November 2011.
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Western Province junior pool table tennis players and coaches:
(Seated from left) Assistant Coach Gayan Dilupa, Coach Vajira
Wickramasinghe, Secretary of WPTTA Chandana Perera, Coach
Nuwan Sampath (First row from left) Thanuri Gayara, Vimasha
Dissanayaka, Hansani Piumila, Eroni Kavindya, Yahani Mendis,
Sachini Alwis, Deeksha Rodrigo, Dewmini Weerasena, Kithmadie
Ranawaka, Denethi Wijegunawardena. (Second row from left)
Dilanya Munasinghe, Saveesha Rodrigo, Vilanya Dulmini, Hasini
Gunasekara, Dewmith Weerasena, M.A.Ashkar, Virunaka Hendahewa,
Lithmina Mahanama, Sandesh Nissanka, Nimesh Ranchagoda,
Chamathsara Fernando and Tharusi Naveena |
Under 12 girls' singles champion Hansani Piumila |
Under-12 boys' singles champion Lithmina
Mahanama |
The 23-member junior pool celebrated its first anniversary recently
with some remarkable triumphs by its members over the past year.
It seemed to be a tough task in the beginning as the players were not
up to the required standard, but the three coaches namely Nuwan Sampath,
Gayan Dilupa and Vajira Wickkramasinghe together with physical trainer
instructor Fernando of Sri Lanka Air Force have rendered a commendable
service to put these juniors into the right track.
With a systematic training schedule the juniors came up with
impressive performances tournament by tournament proving their training
has moulded them well.
The WPTTA Secretary Chandana Perera thanked the parents of junior
pool members for they have been very helpful to assure the continuity of
pool practices with their financial assistance for hall charges, coaches
fees and refreshments.
"Parents' encouragement has been vital for these juniors to come up
with their best performances during the tournaments and they have been
backing them all the way to success," he said.
Under 10 boys' singles champion Dewmith Weerasena |
WPTTA also pays their gratitude to the Principal and the OBA of
Lalith Athulathmudali College, Mt Lavinia for providing all necessary
facilities to pool practices.
The biggest recent achievement of WP junior paddlers came out in the
All Island Ranking Junior Tournament held in Kurunegala. The pool
members bagged the victories of under 10 boys singles by Dewmith
Weerasena , under 12 boys singles by Lithmina Mahanama, under 12 girls
singles by Hansani Piyumila and under 15 girls single runner-up by
Chamathsara Fernando. |
