Rahula, Museaus clinch Super A Division titles at badminton U-15 Team Championships

CHAMPIONS Boys - Rahula College - Matara

CHAMPIONS Girls - Musaeus College - Colombo  A

The Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Under-15 team Championships, conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association (SLSBA) under the auspices of Ministry of Education with the support of McLarens Group of Companies and Richmond College Old Boys’ Association, were held in Galle over the weekend. 

The matches took place at the Richmond College Indoor Stadium in Galle, Dadella Indoor Stadium and the Engineering Faculty Courts in Hapugala. A total of 103 school teams took part in the Championships which was held under five groups for boys and girls. 

Rahula College, Matara, defeated St. Anthony’s College, Kandy, to clinch the Super A Division Boys title while Museaus College Colombo emerged girls’ champions in the same division after outplaying Lyceum International School Wattala.

Earlier, Division A boys and girls titles were won by Lyceum International School, Wattala, and Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya, Matara, respectively.

St. John’s College, Nugegoda, and Lyceum International School, Panadura won the Boys and Girls Division B titles respectively while St. Aloysius College, Galle, and Sumedha College, Gampaha won the honours in Division C.

Lalith Athulathmudali M V, Mt. Lavinia clinched the Boys Division D while Ananda Shastralaya, Kotte, and Viharamahadevi B V, Badulla won the Division D titles.

Brig. Nishantha Vithanage, SLSBA President Athula Nanayakkara, Secretary General Malika Waduge, Vice President - Richmond College Principal P S Pushpakumara and officials of SLSBA and Richmond College OBA presented the trophies to winners. 

FINALISTS

• DIVISION E: 

GIRLS

RUNNERS UP: Buddhist Ladies College, Colombo

CHAMPIONS: Viharamahadevi B V, Badulla

BOYS

RUNNERS UP: Royal College, Polonnaruwa

CHAMPIONS: Ananda Shastralaya, Kotte

• DIVISION D

BOYS

RUNNERS UP: A S Siraj College, Kandy

CHAMPIONS: Lalith Athulathmudali M V, Mt. Lavinia

• DIVISION C

GIRLS

RUNNERS UP: Devananda College, Ambalangoda

CHAMPIONS: Sumedha College, Gampaha

BOYS

RUNNERS UP: Devananda College, Ambalangoda

CHAMPIONS: St. Aloysius College, Galle

• DIVISION B

GIRLS

RUNNERS UP: Southlands College, Galle

CHAMPIONS: Lyceum International School, Panadura

BOYS

RUNNERS UP: Maliyadeva Model School, Kurunegala

CHAMPIONS: St. John’s College, Nugegoda

• DIVISION A

GIRLS

RUNNERS UP: Christchurch Girls School, Baddegama

CHAMPIONS: Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya, Matara

BOYS

RUNNERS UP: St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa

CHAMPIONS: Lyceum International School, Wattala

• SUPER A

GIRLS

RUNNERS UP: Lyceum International School, Wattala

CHAMPIONS: Musaeus College, Colombo ‘A’

BOYS

RUNNERS UP: St. Anthony’s College, Kandy

CHAMPIONS: Rahula College, Matara