Gateway College 15 golds in Mumbai

Athletics - Gateway College led by National Colours athlete Oshada Gayan Dharmasiri swept the board in athletes and won 15 gold medals and a bronze medal at the inaugural International Sports and Cultural Festival 2006 held in Mumbai, India.

Additionally, Vinidhu Charya Subasinghe of Gateway College won the Best Cultural performance award for presenting an oriental dance item. She received the award from India cricket star Sachin Tendulkar.

The athletes from Gateway College won 9 gold medals and a bronze medal in individual events and 5 gold medals and a bronze medal for the relays.

Individual events:

100m Girls - Under 14 - 1st: Hansini Eranga Kannangara,

100m Boys - Under 14 - 1st: Ricardo Stephen Fernando,

100m Girls - Under 16 - 1st: Dilshani Udara Rathnayaka,

100m Boys - Under 16 - 3rd: Prabath Manjula Mirihana,

100m Boys - Under 19 - 1st: Delan Savinda Siriwardena,

100m Girls - Under 19 - 1st: Vinidhu Charya Subasinghe,

400m Girls - Under 14 - 1st: Hansini Eranga Kannangara,

600m Girls - Under 19 - 1st: Madhushika Gunawardena,

800m Boys - Under 16 - 1st: Ashan Dinuth Fernando,

800m Boys - Under 19 - 1st: Oshada Gayan Dharmasiri.

Relays

4x200m Boys - Mixed Relay Under 12 and 14 - 1st: Shehan Gunawardena, Fazlan Mohamed Munaz, Ricardo Stephen Fernando, Umah Warshan Ravendreen.

4x100m Boys - Mixed Relay Under 12 and 14 - 3rd: Janitha Bandara, Fazlan Mohamed Munaz, Umah Warshan Ravendreen, Ricardo Stephen Fernando.

4x100m Girls - Mixed Relay Under 16 and 19 - 1st: Madhushika Dilshani Gunawardena, Silshani Udara Rathnayake, Vinidhu Charya Subasinghe, Madhubashi Yasasvi Wijerathne.

4x100m Boys - Mixed Relay Under 16 and 19 - 1st: Mohamed Suhail Kudhoos, Lakkana Gunasekara, Shiroz Mohamed Azeez, Oshada Gayan Dharmasiri.

4x400m Girls - Mixed Relay Under 16 and 19 - 1st: Thehani Senurika De Silva, Madhubashi Yasasvi Wijerathne, Vinidhu Charya Subasinghe, Madhushika Dilshani Gunawardena.

4x400m Boys - Relay Under 16 and 19 - 1st: Oshada Gayan Dharmasiri, Ashan Dinuth Fernando, Delan Savinda Siriwardena, Irshard Miftaz Marikar.