Royal reign supreme at regatta
By Ranjan ANANDAPPA
Royal College dominated at the 38th Annual Royal-Thomian Regatta by
winning all the races except for one,in the main competition to win the
overall championship and the T.N. Fernando Memorial Trophy at the Beira
Lake Waters yesterday. The Royalists won the main event the Boat Race
creating a new record clocking 2.55 minutes to erase the previous 3.02
M. set by S. Thomas' in 2009. There were also records set in the 'B'
Four, 'A' Scull and 'B' Scull where Royal went on to gather 52 points to
the Thomians 4.
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The victorious Royal Boat Race crew comprising Chirath
Karunanayake (B), Ajmal Sideek (2), Jehan Samarasekera (3),
Sanjiva Jayasuriya (S) and Pasan Ranaweera(Cox) celebrating
their record breaking win against their Thomian counterparts
at the annual Royal-Thomian regatta at the Beira Lake waters
yesterday. The Royal oarsmen gave a fascinating display of
rowing by completely outrowing their traditional rivals. -
Pic.Kavindra Perera |
It was a day that the Royal power prevailed over their traditional
rivals as the Thomians were able to win only one race the 'B' double
scull with a timing of 3.18 sec. To the Royalists 3.24.
The Royal Boat race crew comprised of Charith Karunanayake (B), Ajmal
Sideek (2), Jehan Samarasekera (3), Sanjiva Jayasuriya (S) and Pasan
Ranaweera (Cox) they gave a record braking display in the dusk beating
the Thomian crew Chamal Jayanetti (B), Zydhney Fazal (2), Shelan de
Livera (3), Sajin de Livera (S) and Kemil Peter (Cox).Royal has won the
Boat race on 19 occasions to the Thomians 23 and the Royalist have won
the overall championship annexing the T.N. Fernando Memorial trophy 14
times to the Thomians 18.
[Results]
'A' scull: Chirath Karunanayake (Royal) beat Chamal Jayanetti
(S. Thomas') 3.28 sec - 3.41 sec.
'B' scull: Jehan Samarasekera (Royal) beat Zydhney Fazal (S.
Thomas') 3.29 sec. - 3.32 sec.
'B' double scull: Ming-Hua-Chang and Ramith Nanayakkara (S.
Thomas') beat Sahan Warnasuriya and Dulaj Rajaguru (Royal) 3.18 sec -
3.24 sec.
'A' double scull: Jehan Samarsekera and Chirath Karunanayake
(Royal) beat Shelan de Livera and Sajin de Livers (S. Thomas') 3.13
sec.- 3.22 sec.
'A' Pairs: Sanjiva Jayasuriya (S), Sahan warnasuriya (B),
(Royal) beat Chamal Jayanetti (B) and Zydhney Fazal (St. Thomas')
3.12-3.14 sec.
'B' Fours: Arith Cooray (B), Ishan Perera (2), Sahan
Warnasuriya (S), Dulaj Rajaguru (S) and Dhanushka Perera (Cox) beat
Shakul Latiff (B), Ramith Nanayakkara (2), Akshan Wickremanayake, Ming-Hua.Chang
(S) and Chanaka de Alwis (Cox). 3.03 seconds (New record). |
