COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, October 22 (ePRESS) – Sri Jayewardenepura University has once again brought pride to Sri Lanka’s higher education arena through the remarkable achievement of one of its brightest students, Amaya Sithumini Kalukottage, who has become the first Sri Lankan Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) Judge to earn the prestigious FIG Category 3 Brevet License…
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COLOMBO, Oct 9 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s top gymnastics trio is preparing to flip, twist, and vault onto the world stage at the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, from October 19 to 25. Leading the team are three-time national champion Nadila Nethviru and current women’s national champion Nuyara Fernando, along with Thenuka Navaratne….
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, September 10 (ePRESS) – Fifteen-year-old gymnast Nuyara Fernando of Lyceum International School, Nugegoda, has turned a new page in Sri Lanka’s sporting history by breaking into Asia’s top 24 at the Senior and Junior Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championship held in South Korea. Competing against the continent’s best, Fernando finished 24th overall…
COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – The 29th National Gymnastic Championship 2024, which will serve as the selection trial for the Asian Gymnastic Championship, will take place on February 5 and 6 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo. The event is organized by the National Gymnastic Association of Sri Lanka (NGASL). The NGASL aims to select 10 men…
COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – General Secretary of National Gymnastic Association of Sri Lanka Udara Liyanwala and National Coach Ranjana Tharanga left the island last night to participate in the 85th International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Congress, taking place in Doha, Qatar, from October 23 until October 27. This marks the first time National Gymnastic Association of Sri…
After a pause of five years, the Sri Lanka Gymnastic Association is set to revive the excitement with the Junior National Gymnastic Championship scheduled for December 17 and 18. The competition will take place at two venues, Torrington Indoor Stadium and the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. The National Junior Gymnastic Championship has been absent since 2018…
Ranjana Tharanga, Sri Lanka’s longest-serving national gymnastics coach, has received an Honorary Diploma, becoming the first South Asian gymnast to achieve this recognition from the World Federation of International Gymnastics. This prestigious honor acknowledges Tharanga’s long-term and exceptional service as an international coach at the world level. The Honorary Diploma was granted by the Federation…