COLOMBO, Oct 15 (ePRESS) – DINIDU, Sri Lanka’s finest modern jeweller has come forward as the platinum sponsor of the 55th Royal-Thomian Regatta, which will see defending champions Royal College battle traditional rivals S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia for the T. N. Fernando Memorial Trophy on October 23 (Friday) at the Colombo Rowing Club on…
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COLOMBO, Oct 13 (ePRESS) – CHINT Energy (Pvt) Ltd and Landmark Automobile have signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Royal College Rowing, giving a major boost to the school’s boat fund, equipment and strength training programme. The two companies have joined Royal College Rowing as Silver Sponsors, with the partnership aimed at strengthening the rowing programme…
COLOMBO, August 31 (ePRESS) – Asian International School (AIS), a pioneer among international schools in Sri Lankan rowing, made a strong impact at the inaugural Empire Sprints Regatta by winning two Under-16 men’s titles through Sonal Tranchell, Diyan Haleemdeen and Joel Weerasingham at the Colombo Rowing Club last week. The regatta saw the AIS youngsters…
COLOMBO, Feb 3 (ePRESS) – Asian International School (AIS), the pioneer international school in rowing in Sri Lanka, won yet another major title by clinching the Junior Boys’ Championship at the National Indoor Rowing Championship 2026, organised by the Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka and held at the Rowing Headquarters in Diyawanna, Battaramulla recently….
COLOMBO, February 3 (ePRESS) – Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo, excelled in school indoor rowing by winning the Overall Junior Women’s Championship for the third consecutive year and sharing the Overall Senior Women’s title for the second straight year at the Sri Lanka Indoor Rowing Nationals 2026, organized by the Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka (ARASL)…
SYDNEY, Australia, January 26 (ePRESS) – Sonal Tranchell of Asian International School delivered an outstanding performance to win two gold medals at the New South Wales Regatta 2026, held at the Manning River Rowing Club in New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Competing against strong international opposition, Sonal struck gold in the Men’s Single Sculls (1X)…
COLOMBO, Oct 5 (ePRESS) – Royal College Colombo produced a dominant performance to win the most prestigious Senior Four (Boat Race) and secure the TN Fernando Memorial Trophy, defeating S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia by 36–16 at the 54th Royal–Thomian Rowing Championship, sponsored by Pinwatta Gems, held at the Colombo Rowing Club on the Beira…
BATTARAMULLA, Sri Lanka, July 27, 2025 (ePRESS) – Asian International School (AIS) emerged as the Junior Boys Overall Champions at the 40th Senior, Intermediate, and Junior National Rowing Championship, organized by the Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka (ARASL), held from 23rd to 26th July at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre, Battaramulla. This year’s performance was one…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, July 16 (ePRESS) – A 25-member Colombo Rowing Club (CRC) team left the island on Wednesday with their sights firmly set on defending both men’s and women’s titles at the 84th Madras–Colombo Regatta, set to be held on Saturday, July 19, on the historic Adyar River in Chennai, India. One of the oldest…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 24, 2025 (ePRESS) – Asian International School (AIS), the pioneer international school in Sri Lanka to promote rowing, added another proud chapter to its remarkable rowing history when young Sonal Tranchell won the Boys’ Under-14 Single Sculls Championship at the Opening Regatta, held recently at the Colombo Rowing Club. Competing against the…