The badminton players of Ananda College Colombo and Musaeus College stole the honours by winning the boys’ and girls’ overall championships at the finals of the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Championships which were worked off at S.Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia and Royal College Collombo gymnasiums on Sunday.

A key feature in the championships was the taking part of all junior badminton players who did Sri Lanka proud at the recently concluded Asian Under 16 Badminton Championships.

The Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Championships was sponsored by DSI. The championships were organized and conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association. (RN)

Under 11 Boy’s singles finals- Thihan A. Hewagama (Ananda) beat Kasun D Amarasena (Richmond)

Girl’s singles-Kavisha Rashmi Gunasekere (Sangamitta College Galle) beat Dinushi Gunasekere (Anula Vidyalaya)

Under 13 Boy’s Singles finals-Dhakshika Gunatilake (Ananda) beat Damith Weerasinghe (St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya)

Under 13 Boys Doubles finals- Sachin Madushan and Nadith de Silva (Dhamasoka College Ambalangoda) beat Damith Weerasinghe and Rayan Fernando (St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya)

Under 13 Girl’s singles finals-Warangana de Silva (Yasodara Balka Vidyalaya) beat Medha Heart (Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya Kurunegala)

Under 13 Girls’ doubles finals- Nilmithera Hettiarachchi and Gayathri Herat (Maliyadeva Balika Kurunegala) beat Nethmini Tillakeratne and Bagya de Silva (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda)

Under 15 boy’s singles finals-Chamika Karunaratne (Royal) beat Buwaneka Gunatilake (Richmond College)

Under 15 Boys’ doubles finals- Sameera Hapuarachchi and Ravindu Ranatunga (Ananda) beat Chamika Karunaratne (Royal) and H.Ramanayake (Richmond)

Under 15 Girl’s singles finals- Kavidi Ishadika (Lindsay College) beat Thilini Hendahewa (Yasodara College)

Under 15 Girls’ doubles- Manishi Fonseka and Thilini Hendahewa (Yasodara College) beat Kavidi Ishadika and Chamya Nanadasiri (Lindsay College)

Under 17 Boy’s singles finals- Rakita Perera (Ananda) beat Omal Vishwanath (S.Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia)

Under 17 Boys’ doubles finals- Layanvith Dickson (D.S.Senanayake College) and Omal Vishwanath (S.Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia) beat Vibavi Madusha (Alethea International School) and Damith Yatawara (D.S.Senanayake)

Under 17 Girls’ singles finals- Achini Ratnasiri (Vishaka Vidyalaya) beat Lekha Shehani (Our Lady of Victoria Moratuwa)

Under 17 Girls’ doubles finals- Achini Ratnasiri (Vishaka Vidyalaya) and Lekha Shehani (Our Lady of Victoria Moratuwa) beat Sushmita Illangakoon and Oshadee Kuruppu (Vishaka Vidyalaya)

Under 19 boy’s singles finals- Nuwan Hettiarachchi (Ananda) beat H.A.S Perera (Dharmasoka College)

Under 19 Boys’ doubles finals- Nuwan Hettiarachchi and Dilshan Kariyawasam (Ananda) beat Thamika Manawadu and lahiru Madushan (P.D.S Kularatne Vidyalaya)

Under Girl’s singles finals- Mansaka Ranawana (Musaeus College) beat Nayomi Karunaratane (Visaka Vidayalaya)

Under 19 Girls’ doubles finals-Sanki Wickremesuriya and Mansana Ranawana (Musaeus College) beat Nayomi Karunaratne (Vishaka Vidyalaya)