15th International Schools Athletic C'ship powered by Pearsons

Sajeewa Jayakody

The 15th International Schools' Athletics Championship (ISAC), organized by Gateway College Colombo, will be held from February 27 to March 1 from 8 am to 6pm on each day at the Sug athadasa Stadium, Colombo.

ISAC 2015 will be conducted under the International Athletic Federation rules including electronic timing and measurements and in accordance with the International Schools of Sri Lanka (TISSL) regulations.

Last year championship's best athletes Udantha Bandara and Shanika Fernando of Gateway College, will light the Olympic torch. For 130 disciplines, around 3,000 athletes from 25 international schools across the island, will take part this year. The organizing committee is 15,000. Large number of spectators are expected at the Sugathadasa Stadium during the three days of competitive meet.

The principal sponsor for ISAC 2015, will be Pearson Qualifications International, which is the leading examinations body offering British qualifications world wide. Dialog Axiata and Ceylon Biscuits Limited makers of Ritzbury will be the co-sponsors. HSBC will be the official banking partner while MAS Holdings will be the official clothing partner.The official health partner will Nawaloka Hospitals while Hameedia will provide the running numbers for the athletes.

Seetha Kumar, the vice president of Pearsons Qualifications International will be the chief guest on the opening day while the colourful closing ceremony will be graced by Chief Executive Officer of DFCC Vardana Bank, former Davis Cup tennis player Arjuna Fernando.

All the necessary details are available on www.isac.lk website from the entry form to the final day's overall results. The overall medal tally will be announced in alphabetical order.

Gateway College has won the championship on seven occasions during the 14-year long event while Lyceum International School Wattala have won six times as well as winning the championship for the last five years. Colombo International School won it in 2005.