Heshan Unamboowe - wins 'Best Sportsman of the Year' Award at Trinity

by S.M. Jiffrey ABDEEN - Kandy Sports Corr

TRINITY PRIZE GIVING: Trinity College and Sri Lanka's swimming star Heshan Unamboowe was adjudged the 'Best Sportsman of the Year' and awarded the Ananda Madena Memorial Trophy at the colours award ceremony which formed part of the Prize Giving at Trinity College held at the College Hall in Kandy on Friday evening.

Former Vice-Chancellor of the Sabaragamuwa University Prof. I.K. Perera was the chief guest and he distributed the awards with Mrs. Perera. Sri Lanka under 19 cricketer and last year's captain Rushan Jaleel was adjudged the Best Cricketer of the Year, special prizes were also won by Dilan Gangoda (batting), Rushan Jaleel (bowling), Suresh Wickrema (fielding), Akila Jayasundera (Best Allrounder).

Kennan Armstrong was adjudged the 'Best Ruggerite of the Year' and awarded the Harry M Goonetillake prize.

Special prizes in swimming were also awarded to W.M.M. Perera, P.B. Wanigasekera, S.K.A. Hulangamuwa, H.B. Unamboowe, L.O. Senaviratne, U.S. Dodantenna, V.G. Atipola, N. Diyakelinawela, D.Karunaratne, W.C.C. Perera. The award for Games Allround Excellence went to D. Aluwihare and awarded the A.H. Joseph Challenge Cup.

The open award for athletics went to M. Saleemdeen and the senior award to this sport was won by R.M.G.M.T. Ratnayake respectably. The Duncan White award was won by M. Saleemdeen for his outstanding performances, Special awards were also made to D.I.R. Perera, M.T. Galearachchi, J.C. Fernando, A.K.B. Dissanayake, A.K.B. Weerakoon, W.N.I.T. Weerakoon, G. Wickremasinghe, W.M.S. Wijekoon and M.P. Hettiarachchi.

In hockey the Special Award and the Most Outstanding Players Award went to M. Lakshan Shan and S. Sudharshan respectively.