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UWW-KIMBA partnership helps Ahinsa win Sri Lanka’s first CWG medal.

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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.

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Chamudi Praboda to Lead Sri Lanka U19 Women on India Tour

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The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has named a 15-member Sri Lanka Under-19 Women’s squad for the upcoming tour of India, where the young cricketers will compete in both T20 and One Day formats.

Chamudi Praboda has been appointed captain of the side, while Sanjana Kavindi will serve as vice-captain and wicketkeeper. The tour is expected to provide valuable international exposure and competitive experience for the emerging players.

Sri Lanka will play three T20 matches in Chennai on June 22, 24 and 27, followed by three One Day matches in Pondicherry on June 30 and July 3 and 6.

The series will offer Sri Lanka’s young talents an important opportunity to test their skills against strong opposition and gain experience in challenging Indian conditions as they continue their development at international level.

The squad comprises Chamudi Praboda (Captain), Sanjana Kavindi (WK, Vice-Captain), Nethmi Upeksha, Manudi Nanayakkara, Limansa Thilakarathna, Umayangana Peiris, Danodya Sewmini, Nethagi Isuranjali, Pramudi Methsara, Yesali Jithara, Vimoksha Balasooriya, Sanuki Pathirage, Chamodi Herath, Aseni Thalagune and Daria Dissanayaka.

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Rumesh Tharanga Reaches Historic World No. 3 Ranking

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Sri Lankan javelin star Rumesh Tharanga has achieved a remarkable milestone by climbing to World No. 3 in the latest global rankings, bringing pride and recognition to Sri Lankan athletics on the international stage.

Tharanga now holds 1,324 ranking points, placing him among the world’s elite javelin throwers. His rise to third place marks the highest-ever ranking achieved by a Sri Lankan male athlete in world athletics history, highlighting his dedication, hard work, and consistent performances over recent years.

The achievement is even more significant as Tharanga has become Asia’s highest-ranked javelin athlete, surpassing India’s celebrated thrower Neeraj Chopra. This accomplishment reflects the growing strength of Sri Lankan athletics and demonstrates the country’s ability to compete with the best athletes in the world.
Sports officials and fans across the island have welcomed the news with great enthusiasm.

Many view Tharanga’s success as an inspiration for young athletes who aspire to represent Sri Lanka on the global stage. His journey from a promising talent to one of the world’s top-ranked competitors showcases the rewards of perseverance and commitment to excellence.

His achievement stands as a proud moment for Sri Lanka and a significant chapter in the country’s sporting history.

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Dinara and Aahil Reach Finals at SSC ITF J30 Week 2

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Sri Lanka’s Dinara de Silva and Aahil Kaleel advanced to the girls’ and boys’ singles finals respectively at the ITF J30 Week 2 Junior Tennis Tournament being held at the SSC Courts from 2 to 8 June.

Dinara secured a dominant semifinal victory over the Maldives’ Karin Saizan, while Aahil battled through a tough three-set encounter against India’s Vivaan Mirdha to keep Sri Lankan hopes alive in the boys’ competition.

In the girls’ singles semifinals, Dinara produced an impressive display to defeat Karin Saizan 4-1, 4-0. Fellow Sri Lankan Yuhansa Peiris also booked her place in the final after overcoming India’s Aahida Singh 5-4, 4-0. Their victories set up an all-Sri Lankan championship clash.

The boys’ singles semifinals featured a thrilling contest between Aahil and Vivaan Mirdha. After winning the first set 4-2 and dropping the second 2-4, Aahil held his nerve to claim the match tie-break 10-7. In the other semifinal, India’s Shiok Chauhan defeated compatriot Punith Manchira 5-3, 4-2 to reach the final.

The girls’ final will see Dinara face Yuhansa, while Aahil will take on Chauhan in the boys’ title match.

Dinara enters the final in outstanding form, having won the Week 1 singles title. She also teamed up with Yuhansa to capture the Week 1 girls’ doubles championship. The tournament is particularly significant for Dinara as it marks her final ITF Junior tournament appearance on Sri Lankan soil before embarking on the next stage of her international tennis journey.

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