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Tamil Union Squash on May 16

By Pelham Juriansz
Tamil Union Open Squash Tournament under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Squash Federation and sponsored by Janashakthi will be conducted for the second consecutive year.

The venue will be the Tamil Union Squash Courts, at the P.Saravanamuttu Stadium (formerly the Colombo Oval). The Sri Lanka Squash Federation (SLSF) has already declared it as a National Ranking Tournament in view of the excellent Squash Court facilities available.

At the inaugural Tournament held last year, Navin Samarasinghe and Nirasha Guruge won the Men's and Women's Open respectively. A high turn out of entries and exciting Squash is expected at this years event, with most of the seeded players being in top form aster their SAF Games experience and as the National Pool will be training for the Asian Senior Championships expected to take place in June 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

With last year's success, it is no doubt that this year too a large gathering of squash enthusiasts in this country is expected. This year the 7 day long tournament will consist of 16 events which include Men and Women's Opens, Men's Intermediate (over 35 years), Masters over 45, Boys and Girls under 11, 13 15, 17,19, and a plate event for Men's Open losers. All winners and runners up will receive Janashakthi trophies and certificates. Entries will be accepted at the Tamil Union and Air Force Sports Complex till 5 p.m. on May 11 and the draw will be held on the same day. The cut off date for the age will be 22nd May 2004.

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