MAS Holdings Lakshan Novices Champion at Mercantile Meet 2019

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Lakshan Fernando of MAS Holdingsbecame the Novices Champion Athlete of 36th Mercantile Championship held on 10 and 11 August at Sugathadasa Stadium. He won Javelin and Discus Throw and became runner-up in Shot Put in the men’s events at this meet. He is currently working as an Executive – Compliance of MAS Active.

Lakshan Fernando was an outstanding sportsman produced by St. Joseph’s College, Colombo. He was awarded the “Josephian Blue” and sportsman of the year 2010. He emerged the junior and senior champion in the John Tarbat athletic meets while in school.

Lakshan was selected to represent the country in athletics as a schoolboy and was awarded the Sri Lanka colours for athletics. He performed well to win the first places in shot put, discus and javelin throw events in several athletic meets and was awarded the Sri Lanka Schools colours too.

Lakshan was also an outstanding athlete during his undergraduate time at General Sir John Kotelawala University who was the champion athlete continuously for years 2013, 2014 and 2015. He established new meet records in Javelin and Shot Put whilst renewing his own record in Javelin throw for two years. He won University colours for two consecutive years too.

Lakshan’s coach Dilruk Nilantha was behind his achievements in the field of athletics from his school days.

Lakshan’s father Roshan Fernando (Senior DIG) Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provinces was an outstanding Old Royalist who captained Royal College athletics in 1979 and a superb athlete during his days.