Vijaya, Seetha Devi and Pushpadana hockey champs

Upananda Jayasundara - Kandy Sports Special Corr

Joint Champs – Pushpadana and Seetha Devi Balika Vidyala captains receiving the award from the chief guest.

Sri Lanka Air Force skipper T.D.Panditharatne with the men's championship trophy along with his team mates. Chief Guest Peoples Bank Senior Manager Kapila Dissanayake is also in the picture.

Sri Lanka Air Force ladies team Captain Buddhini Dharmaratne, receiving the women's championship trophy from the Chief Guest Kapila Dissanayake.

Vijaya College, Matale emerged champions among boys schools while Seetha Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy and Pushpadana Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy emerged joint champions at the All Island Seven-a-side Hockey Tournament organised by Seetha Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy for the nineteenth year in succession. This two day All Island tournament was held on 6th and 7th April at the Trinity College grounds.

This tournament was sponsored by People's Bank. Altogether eighty teams participated in the glamorous hockey tournament and the following are the results of the finals

Girls – Joint Champions – Seetha Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy and Pushpadana Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy (in the finals match ended in goal -less draw)

Boys – Champions – Vijaya Vidyalaya, Matale

Runners-up – Dharmadutha Vidyalaya, Badulla in the finals Vijaya Vidyalaya defeated Dharmadutha by 3 goals to nil.

Under 15 girls – Champions – St Anthony's Girls College, Katugastota.

Runners-up – Girls High School, Kandy in the finals St Anthony's Girls beat Girls High School by 1 goal to nil.

Women – Champions – Sri Lanka Air Force

Runner-up – Sri Lanka Navy

Men – Champions – Sri Lanka Air Force

Runners-up – Sri Lanka Police