Royal beat S. Thomas' at 37th Rowing Regatta
by Ranjan Anandappa
Royal oarsmen gave a vigourous display to secure the overall
championship with 34 points to 18 to regain the T.N. Fernando Memorial
Trophy, after a lapse of two years, but was not powerful enough to win
the all important boat race, at the 37th Annual Royal-Thomian Regatta at
the Beira Lake waters yesterday.
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The jubilant Royal College rowing team won the B Fours event
at the annual 37th Royal-Thomian regatta at Beira Lake
yesterday. Pasan Ranaweera (C), Pradeep Maddumabandara (S),
Radhika Weerasekera (3), Sithija Gamage (2) and Akila
Keerthiratne (B) are in the picture. - Pic: Kavindra Perera |
Royal has won the overall championship for the fourteenth occasion
while the Thomians lead with 18 wins and five ties.
The Thomians have won the Boat Race on 22 occasions to Royal’s 19.
It was smooth rowing for Royal when they won five races to the
Thomians one in the first half of the championships.
Thomian Sajeev de Silva won the Senior sculls beating Royal’s Shehan
Muthugala creating a new record in the 37 year old history of the
regatta with a timing of 3.3 seconds, the previous record being 3.35.
Royal created a new record in the C Fours with a timing of 3.11m erasing
the previous 3.15.
When the boat race began as usual in semi darkness the Royalist were
leading 34-6. But the Thomians came back with a vengeance to win the
race with a timing of 3.07 min.to Royal’s 3.11 min.
Results:
B sculls: Chirath Karunanayake (Royal) beat Shelan de Livera. (STC).
A sculls: Sajeev de Silva (STC) beat Shehan Muthugala (RC).
B double sculls: Shehan Muthugala and Sahyan Warnasuriya (RC) beat
Shelan de Livera and Chamal Jayanetti (STC)
A double sculls: Jehan Samarasekera and Chirath Karunanayake (Royal)
beat Sajeev de Silva and Sajin de Livera (STC).
B pairs: Sanjiva Jayasuriya and Sahan warnasuriya (RC) beat
Shaveendra Gunatileka and Akshat Wickremanayake (STC).
A pairs: Pradeep Maddumabandara and Rdhika Weerasekera (RC) beat
Sajin de Livers and Sajeev de Silva (STC).
C Fours: Supun Abeywardena (B), Sanjiv Jaysuriya (2), Sahan
Warnasuriya (3), Ishan Perera (2), Mevan Jayatileka (Cox) (Royal) beat
Milan Joseph (B), Ramith Nanayakara (2), Shavindra Guinatileka (3)
Aksaht Lathif (Cox) Wickremanayake (S).
B Fours: Pasan Ranaweera (Cox), Pradeep Maddumabandara (S), Radika
Weerasekera (3), Sithija Gamage (2), Akila Keerthiratne (B) beat Amric
Varia (C), Trehan Manatunga (B), Zidney Fazal (2), Uween Jayasinghe (3),
Yohan Wijeratne (S) S. Thomas’.
A Fours (Boat Race): Peter Christy (Cox), Sajin de Livera (S), Sajeev
de Silva (3), Shelan de Livera (2), Chamal Jayanetti (B) (STC) beat
Danushka Perera (C), Thivanka Jayatileka (S), Jehan Samarasekera (3),
Ajmal Sideek (2), Chirath Karunanayake (B) (RC). |
