Kasun Maduwantha the volleyball star from Hungama

Vijayaba Vidyalaya, Hungama the All Island under 19 second runner up 2019.  Standing (Back Row L/R) – Charith Buddhika, K. M. Sandaruwan, D. T. Dilshan, T. M. A. Dilshan, Tharaka Ratnaweera (Head Coach), Jagath Kumara (Asst: Coach), K. G. A. Sandaruwan, . Kasun. Maduwantha (Captain), M. A. Lakshitha, Pramod Standing (front row L/R) – W. R. Malshan, W. K. J. Sathsara, D. T. Sandeepa, K. H. Maduranga, D. Dilshan, D. P. K. Jayasinghe, G. K. Nirmal (Picture by Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Special Correspondent)

Volleyball Player and former member of the Sri Lanka Youth team Kasun Maduwantha Liyanage brought honour and glory to his alma mater Vijayaba Vidyalaya Hungama and to his motherland. Kasun was admitted to this school in 2006 when M. Ekanayake was at the helm of the school and his first class teacher was Mrs. Sujatha.

From his younger days Kasun showed an interest in volleyball and noticing his talent his parents Prasad Indunil Liyanage and G. A. Samanlatha handed over their son to the school volleyball coach and Master in Charge Tharaka Ratnaweera.

Kasun commenced his volleyball career under . Ratnaweera in 2010 and in 2012 he was selected to the under 12 school team and in Hambantota District Tournament they came first and participating in the All Island Schools Mini Tournament his school came second and in 2013 and 2014 there were no tournaments and in 2015 in the Divisional, Zonal, District and Provincial Tournament his school swept the board and in the All Island Inter School Tournament they lost to St. Xavier’s College Marawila in the semi finals.

He participated in the under 16 age group and won the District Tournament with ease and 25 teams took part but they lost in the Quarter Finals. Then in the next year they won the District Tournament and in the All Island schools DSI Tournament in 2017 they were the runners up to St. Xavier’s College Marawila and in the Inter School under 18 tournament they reached the Quarter Finals.

Kasun led the school team in various age groups since 2015 and once again after winning the District and Provincial Tournament they came up to All Island Schools Tournament and were the second runner up and with these performances under his belt he was selected for the Sri Lanka Youth Volleyball Tour of Iran in 2018 and Sri Lanka team ended up ninth out of 18 teams and it was a fine exposure for him.

After returning to Sri Lanka the Hambantota District Volleyball Association organized a Colours Nite and he was felicitated and awarded Hambantota District Volleyball Colours and for the next tour of Iran 18 members were selected and he was among them. The tour did not come off due to Coronavirus.

In 2019 they won all the lower tournaments and qualified for the DSI Tournament and they came third. In the under 20 age group they won all the qualifying tournaments and they lost in the Semi Finals. Then in 2020 too he was selected for a pool of 24 for the Sri Lanka Youth Tour of Iran and he was in the squad.

In 2019 in the under 20 Open Schools Tournament they won all the lower tournaments and from all over the country 50 schools participated but they lost to Vijitha Vidyalaya Dikwella. He got through the GCE Ordinary Level Examination and for higher studies he joined Vijitha Vidyalaya, Dikwella.

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