News Archive for July 2014

Inter University Swimming (Men & Women) Championships-2014

Swimmers of University of Peradeniya showed glorious performances at the recently held Inter University Swimming Championships-2014 worked off at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex, Colombo 27th July, 2014. Our girls' team secured prestigious champions trophy while our boys team obtained the runner-up trophy at the tournament. University of Peradeniya undergraduate swimmers proved their supremacy in the field of swimming creating 08 Sri Lanka University swimming records at the competition. Our swimming sensation K.D.M.K. Weerathunge , 01st year student of bachelor of Business Administration, together with her own sister from faculty of Engineering, H.Y. Weerathunge created most of the records representing University of Peradeniya. H.Y. Weerathunge created new meet records for 50m Butterfly event & her sister K.D.M.K. Weerathunge created new meet records for 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle events. Another girl swimmer, D.M.H. Dissanayake also created a new meet record under 100m Breaststroke. University of Peradeniya girls' team created yet another two new meet records for 4x100m freestyle event & 4x100m Medley Relay event.

Inter University Volleyball (Men & Women) Championships-2014

Inter University Volleyball (Men & Women) Championships for the year 2014 was successfully held at the University of Peradeniya. Our girls' team emerged 02nd runner up at the tournament. For this championships teams from all 14 state universities both men & women teams participated. This grand event was organized by the Department of Physical Education, University of Peradeniya during the period 24th to 26th July 2014 at the Gymnasium. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya, Prof. Athula Senarathne was the Chief Guest at the Opening Ceremony. At the opening ceremony, Prof. Shantha K. Hennayake, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Anura Wickramasinghe, Dean, faculty of Science, Prof. MD Lamawansa, Dean, and faculty of Medicine, Actg. Registrar Mr. PH Punchihewa, and other academic, administrative, & nonacademic staff members graced the occasion.

Inter University Wrestling Championship-2014

Wrestlers from University of Peradeniya remain undefeated for a long time & in this time also they continued to be the champions in their chosen sport yet another year. They concluded their paramount wrestling competition, Inter University Wrestling Championship-2014 in a grand manner defeating all other state universities. Eastern University was the runner-up while the University of Moratuwa secured the third place. The Championship was worked off at the Eastern University sports complex on 19th & 20th July , 2014 at Vantharamulai, Baticaloa.

Overall Runner-up in the Road Race Championship-2014

University of Peradeniya emerged runner-up at the recently held Inter University Road Race championship-2014 which was worked off on 13th July 2014 at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil. For this major athletic event, athletes from all 14 state universities participated. The Champions were University of Sri Jayewardenepura while University of Jaffna secured the third place.


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World University Weighlifting Championship 2014

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Colours' Awards Ceremony 2012 & 2013

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Carrom Championship-2014

University of Peradeniya won the bronze medal. Read more

Events

The Colors Awarding Ceremony and Colors Night is to be scheduled on 17th September 2022 at the EOE Pereira Theater.

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