Rahula College, Matara, defeated St. Anthony’s College, Kandy, to clinch the Super ‘A’ Division Boys title, while Musaeus College Colombo emerged girls’ champions beating Lyceum International School Wattala at the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Under-15 team Championships 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. Earlier, Division ‘A’ boy’s 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 ‘E’ 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 the winners.
RESULTS:
DIVISION ‘E’
GIRLS
CHAMPION: Viharamahadevi B.V. Badulla
RUNNER-UP: Buddhist Ladies College, Colombo
BOYS
CHAMPION: Ananda Shastralaya, Kotte
RUNNER-UP: Royal College, Polonnaruwa
DIVISION ‘D’
BOYS
CHAMPION: Lalith Athulathmudali M.V. Mt. Lavinia
RUNNER-UP: A.S. Siraj College, Kandy
DIVISION ‘C’
GIRLS
CHAMPION: Sumedha College, Gampaha
RUNNER-UP: Devananda College, Ambalangoda
BOYS
CHAMPION: St. Aloysius College, Galle
RUNNER-UP: Devananda College, Ambalangoda
DIVISION ‘B’
GIRLS
CHAMPION: Lyceum International School, Panadura
RUNNER-UP: Southlands College, Galle
BOYS
CHAMPION: St. John’s College, Nugegoda
RUNNER-UP: Maliyadeva Model School, Kurunegala
DIVISION ‘A’
GIRLS
CHAMPION: Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya, Matara
RUNNER-UP: Christchurch Girls School, Baddegama
BOYS
CHAMPION: Lyceum International School, Wattala
RUNNER-UP: St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa
SUPER ‘A’
GIRLS
CHAMPION: Musaeus College, Colombo ‘A’
RUNNER-UP: Lyceum International School, Wattala
BOYS
CHAMPION: Rahula College, Matara
RUNNER-UP: St. Anthony’s College, Kandy
