Making its entry to a rather new sphere of sports that would boost endurance, mental harmony and physical fitness, the 6th Indoor Rowing Championship got underway on October 25 and 26 at Panagoda Indoor Stadium with the objective of making ‘Indoor Rowing’ among Army personnel more popular.
More than 250 Regimental and General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, competitors on ‘Concept-2’ machines that measure the workload, showed their rowing skills, needed for actual water rowing during the tournament under three age groups and two categories; Open events and Challenge events. Major General Dampath Fernando, Chief of Staff was the Chief Guest, while Major General J. R Kulathunga, Chairman Army Rowing Club and Colonel of the Regiment Sri Lanka Light Infantry witnessed final stages of the tournament.
Army’s Inter Regimental Indoor Rowing is now an annual event in which trophies, gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to the winners and participants, in addition to the certificates.
The Chief Guest gave away the Championship Trophy and several other awards to the winners and winning teams.
Sri Lanka Signal Corps team won the Men’s Overall Challenge Championship while General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University team and Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment team were adjudged 1st Runners-up and 2nd Runners-up respectively.
Sri Lanka General Service Corps Regiment team won the Women’s Overall Championship while Sri Lanka Signal Corps and Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps team secured the 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Similarly, Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps team won the Men’s Open Championship while General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University team won the Runners-up (1st Runner-up) and Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps won Women’s Open Championship and Sri Lanka Signal Corps women’s team was adjudged Runners-up respectively.
During the championship, Private M. N. S Gunarathna was adjudged as the best Sportsman and Private J. Mayunga was selected the best sportswoman of the tournament.
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