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32 receive accolades at Sri Lanka Schools Colours Awards Ceremony
Recognition and self-fulfilment are two things that motivate athletes to reach higher, achieve more and inspire others in the same direction.
The 20th Sri Lanka Schools Milo Colours Award Ceremony held recently at the BMICH, witnessed the crowning of Sri Lanka’s finest young athletes for the 2012.
Recognising efforts
Organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Sports Council under the patronage of the Ministry of Education, the awards ceremony seeks out young talented sports men and women in Sri Lanka.
The award ceremony is held every year by the Sri Lanka Schools Sports Council under the patronage of the Ministry of Education, in recognition of school athletic talent throughout the nation. Young talented sports men and women are recognised for their efforts in respective fields of sport.
Selective criteria consider national level and international level performances to select winners and have also asked respective sports associations to propose their annual lists for colours awards.
Royal mettle
Competing on a fierce arena of myriad sports, Royal athletes were able to show their mettle and true colours. The sportsmanship and grit that inculcated in the Royalists, who are conditioned to men in the realm of ‘Books and Men’ and also ‘Play the Game’ has paid off handsomely.
As such Royal College had no equal, when they swept the board at the awards night, bringing honour and glory to their alma mater. Considered as the most anticipated sports recognition event in the schools’ sports calendar, the awards ceremony sought out 501 sports stars who vied for colours, among which 32 were Royalists whose dedication and hard work have paid off.
Awardees for Royal College, Colombo 7
1.M.V. Pavithra – Rugby football
2.A.S.E. De Alwis – Rugby football
3.T.R.R. Jamaldeen – Rugby football
4.Sharmal Dissanayake – Tennis
5.P.B.S. Harshana – Elle
6.W.T.N Fernando – Elle
7.M.S.H. Kuthubdeen – Hockey
8.Sahan Peiris – Diving
9.M.Shaheed Hilmi – Carom
10.H.M. Dilusha Dilrejik – Carom
11.J.A. Gunasena – Carom
12.Ishan Perera – Rowing
13.Dulaj Rajaguru – Rowing
14.Kanishka Fernando – Swimming
15.Kanitha Munasinghe – Swimming and Water Polo
16.Chandula Fernando – Swimming and Water Polo
17.Shehan Kaushalya – Swimming
18.Yahiya Jaffer – Swimming
19.Visal Poornaka – Water Polo
20.Rifat Uwais – Water Polo
21.Akila Weerasinghe – Water Polo
22.Sandeepa Deheragoda – Water Polo
23.Kanishka Heenkenda – Water Polo
24.Waleed Uwais – Water Polo
25.Shan Lakshitha – Water Polo
26.Musharraf Uwais – Water Polo
27.Dakshith Senanayake – Squash
28.Devin Ediriweera – Squash
29.Sandeepa Rathnayake
– Basket Ball
30.Sameera Chanaka – Basket Ball
31.Juliyan Gunasinghe – Basket Ball
32.Thilina Karunarathne – Athletics
