Navy Commander awarded 6th Dan

The World Taekwondo Federation based in Seoul, South Korea, (Kukkiwon) has conferred an honorary 06th Dan Taekwondo belt on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage in appreciation of his efforts to promote Taekwondo in the Sri Lanka Navy as a sport. It was awarded by Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, Jong Moon Choi at the closing ceremony of the Inter-Command Taekwondo Championship Finals held at the Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake Auditorium at S L N S Parakrama on recently.

The Eastern Naval Command won the championship in both men and women categories at the tournament. Altogether 156 competitors participated in the tournament representing all seven Naval Commands. The SLN personnel were trained under the guidance of Sri Lanka national coach, Master Lee Kisu (08th Dan) from South Korea for the 108 matches held to choose the finalists.