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| Sunday, 2 January 2005 |
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Trinity to comeback in to the boxing scene by Leslie Fernando Boxing has been revived at Trinity College, Kandy after a lapse of several years. Trinity boxers had the honour of becoming champions at the Stubbs Shield in 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1949, 1950, 1951 and they also become champions at the T. B. Jayah Meet and L. V. Jayaweera meets. Besides their versatility in rugby football Trinity are well on their - Way in coming back into boxing with a bang. Trinity has a proud record of producing top class boxers who have brought honour to the country. Amongst the boxers are Leslie Handunge has been one of the smartest. Besides his school boxing career, Handunge boxed for Ceylon at the Olympics in 1948 and captained the team in 1952 Olympic Games. Boxing at Trinity has been revived due to great efforts of the Principal Rod Gilbert and Mohan Samarakoon, Chief Executive Managing Director of Trinity. Both Gilbert and Samarakoon are providing all facilities to the Trinity boxers who are trained by Thejana Godehewa, a reputed coach who has been a national boxer. The boy instrumental in Trinity College's excellent showing in this year's three boxing championships - L. V. Jayaweera Meet, T. B. Jayah Meet and the Stubbs Shield is 15-year-old Marlon Vidura Handapangoda, a grade ten-year student who's main sport is boxing. Marlon started training in boxing in late 2003 and has made tremendous progress. When asked why he took up to boxing, Marlin said that he is following the footsteps of his Father Noel Handapangoda. Noel has been a reputed pugilist who led the St. Sylvester's College Kandy boxing team in 1981. He has won the Most Scientific Boxer award at several meets. Marlon has been a consistent performer this year. Tall and slim, Marlon's weight class is 37-38 kg Flyweight. He has participated at this year's L. V. Jayaweera Meet at Ratnapura and won a Bronze Medal, at the T. B. Jayah Meet at Royal College ring and won a Gold Medal, defeating M. Jaleel of Royal College in the flyweight class and at the Stubbs Shield meet at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium he won Bronze Medal and was adjudged the Best Loser of the Championships. Considering Marlon's family background his performance is not surprising. His father Noel was a fine boxer, his mother Sriyalatha Lekamge a good netball player and his sister Natasha who is currently representing Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy in table tennis. Marlon says that the Trinity College boxers train daily one session and when meets are closer train two sessions. The college is providing all facilities to the boxing squad. My main task first will be to show my talent in mastering the finer points of boxing and gradually become a good and scientific boxer. After mastering the art I will then set my sights in representing the country. |
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