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Sports in Pictures
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Sri Lanka Basketball Federation under
the auspices of its President and Chief Minister of
the Central Province Sarath Ekanayake distributed basketball
equipment to schools in
the Central Province for the promotion and development of
the game in the Kandy district at a function held at St
Anthony’s Girls College courts in Kandy. In the picture
President SLBF is seen handing over sets of basketballs to D
K Dilshi Sithara of Colombo International School, Kandy
branch. Picture by S M Jiffrey Abdeen, Kandy Sports Corr |
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| Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy kept
upto their reputation as the best swimmers in schools at
present when they bagged another championship title when
they became champions at the Junior National Short course
swimming championship organised by the Sri Lanka Aquatic
Sports Union held at D S Senanayake College swimming pool,
Colombo recently. The team was captained by Imani Abeykoon.
In the picture (front row): (from left) Rashni Herath,
Anisha Fernando, Pabodha Hettiarachchi, Tharasi Kariyawasam,
Maheshika Hewagama, Nicoli Bandara. Back row (from left):
Iresha Weeraratne, Mahesha Yapa, Sandeepa Karunatillake,
Devindhya Jayawardena, Imani Abeykoon (captain), Uththama de
Silva, Nethi Mahakumara, Onethra Weerasinghe. Picture by S M
Jiffrey Abdeen, Kandy Sports Corr |
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| Sri Lanka Air Force won the Seetha
Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy inter-club hockey sevens for
the fifth year in a row. In the finals played at the
Asgiriya Stadium they beat Police Sports Club 1-0.
Picture by S M Jiffrey Abdeen, Kandy Sports Corr |
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Nanayakkara brothers excel
in chess
Kulisa and Gajtha Nanayakkara of St Nicholas International
College, Negombo made International Schools Chess history
when the two brothers won silver (under 10) and
Bronze (under 12) medals respectively at the National Youth
Chess Championship 2013 held at Royal College, Colombo. Here
the two brothers Kulisa and Gajtha Nanayakkara of St
Nicholas International College, Negombo are seen with their
certificates and medals (Silver and Bronze) which they won
at the National Youth Chess Championship 2013. Picture by
H Fernando, Negombo Special Corr |
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| Richmond College won Under 16 Super
‘A’ Division All Island Badminton Team Championship – 2013
held at St. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela. Final match played
against Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda. Richmond team (From
left) Oshan Wathsala, Duleen Wickramasooriya, Naulika
Welegedara, Umidu Liyanage, Kasun Amarasena, Thilina
Gonapinuwala, Pasidu Guruge. |
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