Schucroft conferred 'Sir' title

By Lal Gunesekera

BODYBUILDING: Chairman of the Interim Committee of the Sri Lanka Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (SLBB & FF), Jeffrey Schucroft, was conferred with the title "Sir" by the Council of Royal Monaco recently.

Schucroft was awarded this Royal Honour for his outstanding services towards the growth and development of the sport of bodybuilding throughout Sri Lanka and Asia for over 35 years. Minister of Sports Gamini Lokuge appointed Schucroft as the Chairman of the Interim Committee last month (July).

Schucroft was a former Mr. Ceylon in the 1960s and represented Sri Lanka in numerous international contests.

He was earlier the President of the SLBB & FF for over 10 years and is presently a Vice-President of the Asian Bodybuilding Federation (ABBF) for the past 10 years and a member of the International Federation of Bodybuilding (IFBB) too. He is also the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the ABBF and is a member of the Institute of Marine Engineers, London.

Meanwhile, a six-member squad will represent Sri Lanka at the 41st Asian Men's Bodybuilding Championships and the ABBF Special Congress in Shanghai, China from August 28 to September 3. They are scheduled to leave for China tomorrow (Monday).

The four "Lifters" are: Subash Siriwardene (Bantam Weight), Sanjeewa Ruwankumara (Light Weight), Sanjeewa Asanka (Middle Weight) and Sisira Kumara (Light Heavy Weight). They will be accompanied by Ranil Perera as coach and Jeffrey Schucroft as manager.