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UWW-KIMBA partnership helps Ahinsa win Sri Lanka’s first CWG medal.
The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, which concluded on August 8, saw some exciting wrestling action, with athletes from 10 countries sharing the stage. The opportunity arose to showcase the talents of new contestants and history was rewritten.
Nethmi Ahinsa (SRI) won the bronze medal in the women’s 57 kg category, while Anshu MALIK (IND) won the silver medal. Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (NGR) won the gold medal.
However, the medal will hold special significance for Ahinsa and her country. This was Sri Lanka’s first Commonwealth Games medal in wrestling. And the 18-year-old was the youngest to win a wrestling medal.
The Medal of Ahinsa is also a testament to the success of UWW’s development programs.
Ahimsa has joined the Crysbro Next Champ program run by the Sri Lanka National Olympic Committee. As part of the program, the Northwestern schoolgirl was sent to Hungary, where she was exposed to training and competing with several high-level athletes.
The Sri Lanka National Olympic Committee, which expressed its gratitude to UWW and KIMBA to funding and supporting her three-month training program at its partner centre in Hungary, Kozma István Hungarian Wrestling Academy (KIMBA), through collaboration.
The positive impact of collaboration is visible for all to see and Ahinsa’s medal at the Commonwealth Games underlines the importance UWW places on such development programmes.
UWW-KIMBA හවුල්කාරිත්වය අහිංසාට ශ්රී ලංකාවේ පළමු CWG පදක්කම දිනා ගැනීමට උපකාර කරයි
අගෝස්තු 8 වැනිදා අවසන් වූ බර්මින්හැම් හි පැවති පොදුරාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා උළෙල, රටවල් 10ක ක්රීඩක ක්රීඩිකාවන් වේදිකාවට ගොඩවීමත් සමඟ, ඉතා උද්වේගකර මල්ලවපොර ක්රීඩාවක් දක්නට ලැබුණි. නව තරගකරුවන්ගේ දක්ෂතා ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමට අවස්ථාව උදා වූ අතර ඉතිහාසය නැවත ලිවීය.
නෙත්මි අහින්සා (SRI) කාන්තා කිලෝග්රෑම් 57 කාණ්ඩයේ ලෝකඩ පදක්කම දිනාගත් අතර, රිදී පදක්කම හිමි වූයෙර් Anshu MALIK (IND) හටය. Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (NGR) විසින් රන් පදක්කම දිනා ගන්නා ලදී.
කෙසේ වෙතත්, අහිංසාට සහ ඇගේ රටට එම පදක්කම විශේෂ වැදගත්කමක් වනු ඇත. පොදුරාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා උළෙලේ මල්ලවපොර ක්රීඩාවෙන් ශ්රී ලංකාව ලැබූ පළමු පදක්කම මෙය වීය. තවද 18 හැවිරිදි අහිංසා පදක්කමක් දිනූ ලාබාලතමයා විය.
UWW හි සංවර්ධන වැඩසටහන්වල සාර්ථකත්වය අහිංසාගේ පදක්කම ද සාක්ෂියකි.
අහිංසා ශ්රී ලංකා ජාතික ඔලිම්පික් කමිටුව විසින් ක්රියාත්මක කරන Crysbro Next Champ වැඩසටහන හා සම්බන්ධ වී ඇත. වැඩසටහනේ එක් අංගයක් ලෙස, වයඹ පළාතේ පාසල් සිසුවියක් වූ ඇය හංගේරියාවට යවන ලද අතර, එහිදී ඇය ඉහළ මට්ටමේ ක්රීඩක ක්රීඩිකාවන් කිහිප දෙනෙකු සමඟ පුහුණුවීම්වලට සහ තරඟ කිරීමට නිරාවරණය විමට හැකියාව ලැබී ඇත.
UWW සහ KIMBA වෙත සිය කෘතඥතාව පළ කළ ශ්රී ලංකා ජාතික ඔලිම්පික් කමිටුව, තවදුරටත් මෙම සහයෝගීතාවය මගින් හංගේරියාවේ එහි හවුල්කාර මධ්යස්ථානය වන Kozma István Hungarian Wrestling Academy (KIMBA) හි ඇයගේ මාස තුනක පුහුණු වැඩසටහන සඳහා අරමුදල් සහ සහය ලබා දෙන ලදී.
සහයෝගීතාවයේ ධනාත්මක බලපෑම සැමට දැකගත හැකි වන අතර පොදුරාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා උළෙලේ අහිංසාගේ පදක්කම UWW එවැනි සංවර්ධන වැඩසටහන් මගින් ලබා දෙන වැදගත්කම අවධාරණය කරයි.
UWW-KIMBA கூட்டாண்மை இலங்கையின் முதல் CWG பதக்கத்தை அஹிம்சா பெற உதவியது.
பர்மிங்காமில் ஆகஸ்ட் 8 ஆம் தேதி முடிவடைந்த காமன்வெல்த் விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள், 10 நாடுகளைச் சேர்ந்த மல்யுத்த வீரர்களுடன், சில அற்புதமான மல்யுத்த நடவடிக்கைகளைக் கண்டன. புதிய போட்டியாளர்களின் திறமைகளை வெளிப்படுத்தும் வாய்ப்பு உருவாகி வரலாறு மாற்றி எழுதப்பட்டது.
பெண்களுக்கான 57 கிலோ பிரிவில் நெத்மி அஹின்சா (SRI) வெண்கலப் பதக்கத்தையும், அன்ஷு மாலிக் (IND) வெள்ளிப் பதக்கத்தையும் வென்றனர். ஒடுனாயோ அடேகுரோயே (என்ஜிஆர்) தங்கப் பதக்கத்தை வென்றார்.
இருப்பினும், இந்த பதக்கம் அஹிம்சா மற்றும் அவரது நாட்டிற்கு சிறப்பு முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்ததாக இருக்கும். மல்யுத்தத்தில் இலங்கை பெற்ற முதல் பொதுநலவாய விளையாட்டுப் பதக்கம் இதுவாகும். மேலும் 18 வயது இளைஞன் அகிம்சைப் பதக்கம் வென்ற இளையவர்.
UWW இன் வளர்ச்சித் திட்டங்களின் வெற்றிக்கு அஹிம்சா பதக்கம் ஒரு சான்றாகும்.
இலங்கை தேசிய ஒலிம்பிக் குழுவினால் நடத்தப்படும் Crysbro Next Champ திட்டத்தில் அஹிம்சா இணைந்துள்ளார். நிகழ்ச்சியின் ஒரு பகுதியாக, வடமேற்குப் பள்ளி மாணவி ஹங்கேரிக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டார், அங்கு அவர் பல உயர்மட்ட விளையாட்டு வீரர்களுடன் பயிற்சி மற்றும் போட்டியை வெளிப்படுத்தினார்.
UWW மற்றும் KIMBA க்கு தனது நன்றியைத் தெரிவித்த இலங்கை தேசிய ஒலிம்பிக் குழு, இந்த ஒத்துழைப்பின் மூலம் ஹங்கேரியில் உள்ள அதன் கூட்டாளர் மையமான Kozma István Hungarian Wrestling Academy (KIMBA) இல் அவரது மூன்று மாத பயிற்சித் திட்டத்திற்கு மேலும் நிதியுதவி அளித்து ஆதரவளித்தது.
ஒத்துழைப்பின் நேர்மறையான தாக்கம் அனைவருக்கும் தெரியும் மற்றும் காமன்வெல்த் விளையாட்டுகளில் அஹிம்சாவின் பதக்கம், UWW இத்தகைய மேம்பாட்டுத் திட்டங்களுக்கு அளிக்கும் முக்கியத்துவத்தை அடிக்கோடிட்டுக் காட்டுகிறது.
Cricket
Malisha Tennakoon with Sri Lankan roots, now proudly donning England U-19 jersey
The ongoing Women’s Under-19 ODI and T20 Tri-Series in Australia, also featuring lasses from England and Sri Lanka has unearthed new talents who could rule Women’s Cricket at global stage in years to come. With hosts Australia and Sri Lanka taking major honours, with four wins and a loss after playing five games each, England may have a lot to ponder after six straight losses in the T20 series.
But two girls of Sri Lankan origin have made headlines back in the island nation on the Indian Ocean, making a significant stride. All-rounder Malisha Tennakoon is one such youngsters, besides her team-mate Venus Weerappuli, both with roots from Sri Lanka. Though Venus has been a regular member of the England U-19 Women’s team in both ODI and T20 formats, Malisha played her part as a right-hand middle-order batter and right-arm pace bowler in the three ODI games she played.
A student of Abbotsholm School in Rocester, Derbyshire, Malisha is. Warcickahire academy player who also represents Derbyshire Falcons and her county age group U18 representing her home county Staffordshire as an all-rounder. Coming in as a reserve in the England U-19 Women’s squad preparing for the Tri-Series in Australia, Malisha had made both her clubs and school equally proud. As young players when she was U13 she had the rare opportunity to play and won at Lords cricket ground for Lady Tavenors national cup final for her women’s club.
Her recognition within the England pathway at this stage has brought a tremendous honour to her efforts, and a true testament to her hard work and talent. At her school, Abbotsholm, Malisha is regarded an an inspiration to younger pupils, and a brilliant example, motivating more girls to pick up a bat and believe in where the game can take them. Her ultimate goal is to represent England at the highest level.
Cricket
Sri Lanka U19 Women Shine with Third Straight Win in Tri-Series
Sri Lanka Under-19 Women continued their impressive run in the Tri-Series in Australia, securing their third consecutive victory with a commanding 35-run win over England in Match 8.
Batting first, Sri Lanka posted a modest total of 104 for 8 in their 20 overs. Despite early pressure, valuable contributions from V. Balasuriya, who scored a steady 34 off 40 balls, and S. Kavindi with 26 off 33 deliveries helped stabilize the innings. England’s bowling attack was led by E. Bristowe, who delivered an excellent spell, claiming 3 wickets for just 15 runs.
In response, England struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling unit. The innings was wrapped up in 16.3 overs, falling well short of the target. A. Oliver top-scored with 16 runs, while S. Patil added 12, but the rest of the lineup failed to make significant contributions.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers were outstanding, with V. Weerappuli taking 2 for 6, supported by strong performances from L. Thilakarathne and P. Methsara, who picked up key wickets to dismantle the opposition.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Name Strong Squad for Bangladesh Tour 2026
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a strong women’s squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh, with Chamari Athapaththu appointed as captain for both One Day Internationals (ODIs) and T20 Internationals (T20Is). The tour will feature three ODIs and three T20Is, providing valuable international exposure ahead of a busy season.

The ODI series is scheduled to be played in Rajshahi on April 20, 22, and 25, while the T20I matches will take place in Sylhet on April 28 and 30, and May 2.
The squad includes experienced players such as Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, and Nilakshika Silva, alongside promising talents like Kaveesha Dilhari and Sugandika Kumari. The selectors have also included emerging players such as Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, and Kaushini Nuthyangana to strengthen the lineup.
Notably, the ODI and T20I squads remain largely consistent, with a few changes including the inclusion of Rashmika Sewwandi, Mithali Ayodhya, and Nimesha Madushani for the shorter format.
ODI Squad:
Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Hasini Perera, Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Piumi Wathsala, Kaveesha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Kawya Kavindi, Chethana Vimukthi, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari
T20I Squad:
Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Hasini Perera, Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Rashmika Sewwandi, Kaveesha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Mithali Ayodhya, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Nimesha Madushani
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