New Clark City, Feb 27, 8.10PM – The Sri Lanka Diving team, led by Kithmi Marambe from Bishop’s College, is ready to compete at the 11th Asian Age Group Championship happening from February 26 to March 9 in New Clark City, Capas Tarlac, Philippines.
The team, guided by Kithmi Marambe, includes five girls and five boys. Remarkably, all the boys are from Royal College: Daham Marambe, Venuka Kankanambe, Seniru Rodrigo, Yusuf Shihar, Mikhail Jayaweera, and Ruel Wickramaratne. Notably, Daham Marambe is Kithmi Marambe’s sibling.
Among the girls, three players are from St. Bridget’s Convent: Kisara Ranawaka, Manudi Gunarathna, and Dilshi Fernando. Two girls, captain Kithmi Marambe and Sineli Weerakoon, represent Bishop’s College, while Akeesha Hewawitharana is from Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya.
The championship features 45 countries including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Korea, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen.
Sri Lanka Diving Teams:
Boys Team: Daham Marambe (Royal College), Venuka Kankanamge (Royal College), Seniru Rodrigo (Royal College), Yusuf Shihar (Royal College), Mikhail Jayaweera (Royal College), Ruel Wickramaratne (Royal College).
Girls Team: Kithmi Marambe (Bishop’s College), Kisara Ranawaka (St. Bridget’s Convent), Manudi Gunarathna (St. Bridget’s Convent), Akeesha Hewawitharana (Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya), Sineli Weerakoon (Bishop’s College), Dilshi Fernando (St. Bridget’s Convent).
Prasad Dissanayake coaches the team, Dr. Ghefari Dulapandan manages, and Anton Manual is an official of the tour party.
Standing (from left): Ruel Wickramaratne, Mikhail Jayaweera, Yusuf Shihar, Manudi Gunerathna, Dilshi Fernando, Sineli Weerakoon, Kisara Ranawaka, Akeesa Hewavitharana, Venuka Kankanamge, Seniru Rodrigo and Daham Marambe.
