Royal College crowned Western Province TT champs
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Royal Table Tennis team (Front row from left): Vinuka Gunawardhana (VC), Nuwan Sampath (Coach), R.A.S. Erandi (Teacher-in-Charge), Shalini Vithanage (Teacher-in-Charge), Lalindu Chathuranga (Coach), Thumal Adikary (Capt) (Middle row from left): Sanuja Ratiyala, Sachitha Geeganage, Thesath Hewage, Akil Ratnasekera, Aqif Rusthi, Athif Rusthi. Diren Hamer, Thehan Punchihewa, Isitha Balasuriya, (Back row from left): Janith Batugedara, Oshan Seneratharachchi. Maneth Karunasena. Vinuga Keragala. Lithum Karunasena. Sandith Hendahewa.
Royal College table tennis once again emerged champions in Under-20 and Under-16 titles and became Under-18 runners-up at the Western Province National School Games Table Tennis Tournament held at the Indoor Stadium in Bandaragama.
Royal beat Ananda College 3-0 in the Under-20 final, and 3-0 in the Under-16 final. Ananda claimed the Under-18 title beating Royal 3-2 after a hard fought game, in the tournament where over 25 schools and 150s boys took part.
Royal College are the defending champions in All-Island Table Tennis Tournament in Under-18 and Under-16 age categories while Ananda is the title holder of Under-20 age group. Early this year, they were crowned the Under-19 and Under-18 champions at the All-Island Inter-School Tournament in the coveted ‘A’ Division, once again beating Ananda.
The coaches of the winning teams were Nuwan Sampath and Lalindu Chathuranga while the teams were managed and guided by Assistant Principal and Senior Games Master, M.A.M. Riyaz.