Lunuwatte National School wins road race

Upananda Jayasundera- Kandy Sports Special Corr.

The 60th Road Race organized by the Dharmaraja College, Kandy Sports Council which was limited to Dharmaraja College Inter-House basis has been extended to other schools and clubs as well. To my knowledge at the 1st Race the winner was P Abeykoon.

When this race was extended to other schools, S L B Rosa won this race twice in the years 1962 and 1963 at that time. Rosa was representing Berrawarts College, Ampitiya. Later Rosa went on to win 5000 and 10,000 metre races at the Asian Games in the 1970's and won two gold medals for Sri Lanka.

Those days this race started from Lake View Grounds and covering Udawattekele Reservation (9 kilometers) and came back to Lake View Grounds. Now the distance of this race is 15 kilometers and the route is starting in front of Dharmaraja Auditorium and through Buwelikada, Tennekumbura passing ‘Surya’ Match Box factory goes upto Kundasale clock tower and turning back and running on the same route ending at Dharmaraja Auditorium premises. 60th Road Race which included five races running simultaneously was supervised by the POG of Dharmaraja College, Kandy, Col Sarath Abeygunasekera.

Team championship of the All Island Schools was won by Lunuwatte National School, Welimada and was awarded the Lt. Gen Nalin Angammana Memorial Trophy.