Navy Cup Water Sports Festival - 2013

Kiran bags 'Navy Cup'

The prestigious 'Navy Cup', was bagged by Kiran De Niese winning two second places in above 130 HP (Slalom) event and above 130 HP (Sprint) jet ski event at the Navy Cup Water Sports Festival worked off at the Gregory lake, Nuwara Eliya on April 15.

Sri Lanka Navy in collaboration with the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council conducted the festival. The spectacular festival, set in motion by the pioneer in water sports in the island, Sri Lanka Navy, drew a large number of sports enthusiasts across the island. Competitors vied for honours testing their skills to the fullest. Their efforts were not in vain for a wide array of fabulous prizes awaited the winners with the compliments of the principal sponsors of the mega event.

First Lady Madam Shiranthi Wickremasinghe Rajapaksa graced the occasion as the chief guest. Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Gunatilake, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage, President of the Navy Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs Srima Colombage, Mayor of Nuwara Eliya, Mahinda Dodampegamage and senior Naval officers also attended the event.

The events-packed festival offered much excitement and entertainment to the viewers.

Navy's elite Special Boat Squadron (SBS) held spectators spell-bound by their stunning Arrow boats maneuvers. Exciting wind surfing and skiing displays on the alluring waters of the historic Gregory Lake too added colour to the occasion.

The results:

130 HP & Below (Slalom) - 1. Thusal Gunawardana, 2. HLS Krishantha

Above 130 HP (Slalom) - 1. Thusal Gunawardana, 2. Kiran De Niese

130 HP & Below (Sprint) - 1. Thisal Dharmasiriwardane, 2. Yoshitha Rajapaksa

Above 130 HP (Sprint) - 1. Deepal Peris. 2. Kiran De Niese

Kavak Race - 1. R P D Wijerathna, 2. W D S Pathum

Sailing Race - 1. Jeram Demel, 2. Taeq Conrad, 3. Amila Sampath

Veteran's Event (Sprint) - 1. Deepal Peris, 2. T P Weerasinghe.