Junior strikers off to Singapore

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By L.D. Chandrasiri (Matale Corr)

A 10-member Sri Lanka boy’s Under-16 hockey team under the captaincy of S. Akalanka Perera of Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa, accompanied by five officials will take wing to Singapore on April 2 to participate in the 2nd Boys’ Under-16 Asia Cup Hockey Tournament 2013 conducted by Asian Hockey Federation in Singapore from April 4 to 7.
The participating countries are Pakistan, Japan, China, Sri Lanka and Chinese Taipei from Pool ‘A’ and Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh and Kazakhstan who will be competing from Pool ‘B’. Sri Lanka will play their first match against China on April 4 at 10.00am.

The Sri Lanka team: K. Akalanka Perera (Capt/Joseph Vaz), Nimanka Shevan (Joseph Vaz), Mark Asmin (S. Thomas), R. Nallaperuma (S. Thomas), Kasun Eranga (Viyartha), Janith Samarakoon (Vidyartha), Jeewantha Edirisinghe (Nalanda), Abdul Rahuman (D.S. Senanayake), Vinura Wijekoon (Ananda), Ayesh Ishan (Dharmadutha).
Officials: A.P.C. Lanerolle (Head Coach), M.A. Boteju (Coach), Gaya Perera (Manager), Indrawansa Herath (Asst. Manager), R. Hemantha (Umpire).

Sumedha Akalanka Perera (Captain)	Ravindu Nimanka	David Mark
Rumesh Nallapperuma	Abdul Rahuman	Jeewantha Edirisinghe
Ashan Ayesh	Kasun Jayasinghe	Janith Samarakoon
Vinura Wijekoon	Gaya perera ( manager )	Indrawansa herath (Asst Manager )
Pulathisi Lenarglle ( Coach )	Milan Boteju ( Asst Coach )	Roshan Hemantha (Umpire )