OKI International Schools Network sports meet was keenly contested
View(s):The OKI International Schools Network held its annual Sports Meet for the 2014/2015 season at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo recently. A large number of events were held during the day in which Houses representing OKI network schools in Wattala and its branches in Kandana, Kiribathgoda, Diyagama, Kotikawatte, Morawatta and Negombo competed.
Finalists of the Under-11 girls 80m event
Numerous events including track and field events took place with the energetic participation of over 1500 students under different age groups and four Houses namely John, Mary, Peter and Lucia.
Among them Mary House emerged champions of the Wattala main school, Kotikawatte and Biyagama branches. Lucia House won the championship of Kiribathgoda Branch. Peter House won the championship of Kandana Branch while John House won the Negombo branch championship.
Mary House of the Wattala main school won the championship of the Inter-House march past competition while Kandana became the champions of Inter-Branch March Past competition. These were new events to the annual sports meet event of the OKI Network Schools.
Gracing the occasion was OKI International Schools Network Chairperson Nirmali Saparamadu as chief guest while the guests-of-honour were OKI Directress Danum Abeysekara, Network Principal Mona Dharmawardhana, Chief Administration Officer Deepthi Kamalawarna, Academic and Management Coordinator Anthony Alwis, HR Manager Shantha Perera. Principals, Directors, Head Mistresses of all OKI branches, past pupils, tutorial staff, students and parents made the occasion a successful one. – NA
 Dashing moments of Under-17 and Under-19 boys 100m finals |  Champions of the Inter-Branch march past competition, OKI Kandana |
 The best march past squad of the Inter-House competition, champions Mary House Wattala |  Under-9 boys ready to start the 40m final |
 Kiribathgoda Branch champions, Lucia House captain receiving the trophy from Kiribathgoda Branch Head Mallika Jayamanna |  Peter House won the Kandana Branch championship. Its captain receiving the trophy from Kandana Branch Principal T.N. Hannan |
 Wattala School champions were Mary House captain receiving the trophy from the Network Principal Mona Dharmawardhane |  Best march past squad of the Inter-Branch competition was OKI Kandana . The squad captain receiving the trophy from the Chairperson of the OKI Network Schools Nirmali Saparamadu |
 Biyagama Branch champions Mary House captain receiving the trophy from Biyagama Branch Principal Sarath de Silva |  Captain of Mary House, who became the Kotikawatta Branch champions receiving the trophy from Kotikawatta Branch Head Mistress Shamen Premalal |
 Negombo Branch champions, John House captain receiving the trophy from Negombo Branch Head Mistress Kumari Jayamaha |  Welcome Address by the OKI Network Principal Madam Mona Dharmawardhane |