Colombo Under 12 girls TT coaching camp a success
View(s):The Women’s Working Group Table Tennis Association conducted a table tennis coaching camp for Colombo district Under 12 school girls, at Lalith Athulathmudali Vidyalaya, Mt. Lavinia recently.
Picture shows, Vajira Wickramasinghe, Buddhisiri Withanachchi and officials of W.W.G.T.T.A, Chandima Abeyratne, Vijitha Mavadavilage, Rashoma Kapugeekiyana, Swarna Pieris, Namal Gunasekera, Ira Ruwanpathirana, , Asha Jayasinghe, Nuwangi Aponso, P. Kumudi de Silva, with participants.
The coaching camp was successfully conducted under the guidance of experienced coaches such as Buddhisiri Withanachchi and Vajira Wickramasinghe with the participation of nearly 40 girls. The officials of WWGTTA and also Table Tennis coaches, Namal Gunasekara, Chandima Gunarathne, Ira Ruwanpathirana and Kumudi de Silva also helped them to conduct the coaching camp. The Women’s Working Group Table Tennis Association hopes to expand this programme to include less privileged outstation schools in the future.
They conducted this coaching camp free of charge and provided lunch and refreshments for players. This is the first time they have conducted an event of this nature.
A tournament was staged at the end of the coaching camp and Vilanya Dulmini of Visakha Vidyalaya was crowned its champion.
Dietmar Diering, former table tennis coach and veteran player and Thusitha Kapugeekiyana of Shan International, provided financial assistance for the event. Certificates were sponsored by the Thibar Sports Club.
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