Sri Lanka Schools Karate Do team to compete in Malaysia

(Text and Pic by Delgoda W.D. Vithana and Biyagama Sudath Pubudu Keerthi)

The Sri Lanka Schools Karate Do team is set to leave for Malaysia on May 24 to participate in the Kusano Ha Open Invitational Karate Championship. The tournament will be held in Kuala Lampur from 24 to 29.The team consist of nineteen boys and sixteen girls selected from twenty sevan schools.

The team

Boys Senuka Anujaya (Captain -Sri Devananda M.V., Ambalangoda), P.V.N.S. Bandara (Vice Captain- Maliyadewa V, Kurunegala), M.M.R.M. Marasinghe (Sirisumana Bauddha V., Mawaramandiya), Sampath Ranasinghe (Dambulla N.S.), S.M. Rajapaksha (Dhammissara N.S, Naththandiya), D.T.D. Kuruppu (Royal Central C, Polonnaruwa), Neermal Rajapaksha (Senanayake N.S. Madampe), E.D.K.D. Danuge (Maliyadewa Boys College, Kurunegala), Sasidu Purna (Dhammisara N.S., Naththandiya), S.K.Welagedara (S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia), G.D.K.G. Senarath (Senanayaka N.S., Madampe) , P.G.S.S. Gunawardhana (Kuliyapitiya M.M.V.), D.S Jayadewa (Ananda Colombo), H.Y.M.Perera (St.Joseph Vaz’s College, Wennappuwa), Lakmal Peiris (Senanayake N.S., Madampe), Nethsara Munasinghe (Anura M.V., Yakkala) , K.A.K. Kasthuriarachchi (St. Mary’s College, Kegalle), M.G.T.C. Pahan (Sujatha V, Rambukkana), D.M.S.J. Dissanayake (Mahanama N.S., Moneragala)

Girls – Maheli Anujana Ranasinghe (Captain – Ladies College, Colombo), I.H.G.H.H. Rupasinghe (Vice Captain- Ananda Balika N.S., Higurakgoda), Gaurangi Wimalarathne (Sri Sumangala M.M.V., Wariyapola), Vas Gunawardhane (Kalyanathissa V., Batapola), O.A.D. Gomas (Ave Mariya College, Negombo), G.M.T.N. Dissanayake (Rajarata V., Higurakgoda), Yeshadi Binara Lankadewa (Sri Dewananda V, Ambalangoda), Nethmi Ranaweera and R.M.S. Lakshika (Nimala Mariya Balika V. Thudella), Dulansa Jayadewa and Akarsha Jayadewa (Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo) , R.B.M.De. Meral (Nimala Mariya M.V.), W.S.M.K.P. Bandara (Welimada M.M.V. ) , Lathika Jayasinghe (Homagama M.V.) and Hirunika Herath (Girls High School, Kandy)

Team Manager: Ruwan Pathirana (Assistant Education Director – Education Ministry) Officials – Anura Shantha (President- Sri Lanka Schools Karate Do Association), Aroshan Predeep Nishanka (Secretary- Sri Lanka Schools Karate Do Association), Dayani Thilakasiri (Principal- Vishaka Balika V. Sapugaskanda), Sharika Madawala Nilrukshi (Teacher- President’s College, Mahara), Chathura Bandara (Coach) and B.M. Keerthikumara.