Nalanda, Devi Balika dominate Air Rifle, Pistol Shooting c’ships
View(s):Nalanda College, Colombo and Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo dominated the Sri Lanka Schools Air Rifle and Pistol Shooting Championship 2014 by winning the Team Championships respectively at the championship held at the Ananda College Indoor Stadium recently. 432 competitors from 72 schools participated in this year’s championship which was conducted under the group supervision of national and international level qualified board of referees and coaches.
Action at the Sri Lanka Schools Air Rifle and Pistol Shooting Championships
Final results of the
championship :
Girls Schools –
Air Rifle (15 shots):
Best Shooter – D.M.D. Maleesha Bandara (Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo), 2nd Place – D.A.V. Weththasinghe (Ratnawali Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha), 3rd Place – H.C. Mallawathanthri (Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo) and Madhumi P. Wickremasuriya (Tangalla Balika Vidyalaya, Tangalle)
Girls Schools – Air Pistol (15 shots):
Best Shooter – A.G.P. Sanduni Poornima (Tangalle Balika Vidyalaya, Tangalle), 2nd Place – T.A. Niketha Tharangi (Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo), 3rd Place – K.G. Sonali Pathmakumara (Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo) and G.H.T.M. Kaviratne (Yasodara Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha)
Boys Schools – Air Rifle (15 shots):
Best Shooter – H.G.K.A. Wickremasinghe (Nalanda College, Colombo), 2nd Place – T.D.M.E. Lakshan Totawatte (Price of Wales College, Moratuwa)/J.M.D.G. Jayasundera (Sri Sumangala Central College, Wariyapola)/K.G.T. Udara Ranaweera (Dammissara Central College, Naththandiya), 3rd Place – L.R. Weeramanthri (Ananda College, Colombo)
Boys Schools – Air Pistol (15 shots):
Best Shooter – K.A.V. Silva (Nalanda College, Colombo), 2nd Place – Sahan Peiris (Royal College, Colombo), 3rd Place – M.L. Avishka Peiris (Trinity College, Kandy)/K.A. Dilanka Udayakantha (Ananda College, Colombo)
Girls Schools – Air Rifle (15 shots):
Best Shooter – Gayani Ridma Sirimanna (Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda), 2nd Place – U.L. Dinithi Karunaratne (Ratnavali Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha)/Madhu Kalpanie (Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo), 3rd Place – Malindya Ravihari Jayasekera (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda)/Sanduni Pyumika (Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda)
Girls Schools – Air Pistol (40 shots) – Senior:
Best Shooter: K.K. Sanduni Thameesa Perera (Visaka Vidyalaya, Colombo), 2nd Place – Yahani Pavitra Welhena (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda)/Govindasami Amudanjanie (Tamil Central College, Haputale), 3rd Place – J.K. Kaveesha Hansanie Jayalath (Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda)
Boys Schools – Air Rifle (60 shots) – Senior:
Best Shooter – Chamath Kavinda Fernando (Nalanda College, Colombo), 2nd Place – D.M. Prabuddha Deshan (Nalanda College, Colombo). 3rd Place – Anjana Hiroshita Dissanayake (Ananda College, Colombo)/M.D. Chamara Priyamantha (Asoka College, Colombo)
Boys Schools – Air Pistol
(60 shots) – Senior:
Best Shooter – Lusith Lukshan Jayaweera (Nalanda College, Colombo), 2nd Place – Thisal Thanuka Warusawithana (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda), 3rd Place – Dumindu Dulara Liyanage (Nalanda College, Colombo)
Team Championship
(Boys Schools):
Champions – Nalanda College, Colombo), 2nd Place – Ananda College, Colombo, 3rd Place – Price of Wales College, Moratuwa
Team Championship (Girls Schools):
Champions – Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo), 2nd Place – Swarnamali Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy), 3rd Place – Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda)
A noteworthy donation was made by The National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF) of 10,000 air arm pellets to the value of Rs. 30,000 for the competition and for further training needs of the competitors.