Dewmith Weerasena an up-and-coming TT player

T.T.- Dewmith Weerasena, Grade 2E student of Lyceum International School, Nugegoda is an-up-and-coming player in table tennis and his talents will have to be sharpened in the years to come to go up the ladder of success.

He is a keen follower of the game and devotes much time. He has won several championship awards, winning the All-Island TT Championship under-8 category conducted by the St. Joseph’s Table Players Parents Association, Kegalle held on May 1 and 2.

He also won under-8 championships of the 3rd TT championships by the Indika/Deepika TT Academy on 29th March.

He was the semi-finalist of the All-Island Novices Championships conducted by the Wellawatta Sports Club on 24th, 25th April and was the runner-up in the under-8 singles category of Western Province Junior TT Ranking TT Championship held on 20th February.

He was also the under-8 champion in Inter-school TT tournament conducted by Lyceum International Schools. The 7-year-old Dewmith Weerasena is presently participating in the All-Island Schools Team Table Tennis Championships in the under-10 age group at S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium in Mt.Lavinia.

He is trained by former Sri Lanka National Champion Indika Prasad the TT coach.

L.F.