Kandy schoolgirls among medal winners

Text and pix by Upananda Jayasundera Kandy Sports Special Corr.

SA GAMES: Kandy schoolgirls were very much in the picture and made some impression at the South Asian Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The most impressive among the Kandy contingent was swimmer Miniruawani Samarakoon from Girls High School, Kandy. She won two Silver Medals 50 metres Dolphin Stroke and was a member of the Medley Relay 4 x 100 metres team that won the Silver Medal. She also won the Bronze Medal in the 100 metres Dolphin Stroke. Then 17 year-old Madavi Weeratunga of Mahamaya Girls College, Kandy was in the Silver Medal winning medley relay team in the 4 x 100 metres event.

For her good showing at the meet Madavi was given the ‘Mahamaya Swarna Wibhushana’ by Mahamaya school authorities.

Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy schoolgirl Achini Weligampola was a member of the women’s soccer team at the Games.

She came into the soccer scene last year as a 15 year-old when she led the school team to win the Central Province Tournament.

Welcome back ....Miniruwani Samarakoon of Girls’ High School, Kandy is welcomed by Principal of Girls’ High School when she came to school after her fine showing at the South Asian Games swimming events.

Achini Weligampola of Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya being felicitated by the school authorities. She was in the women’s soccer team. Here the School Principal Champika Mayadunne presents a memento to Weligampola.