Nalanda shooters gain major honours
View(s):Nalanda College shooters gained major honours at the final event of the National Schools Shooting Sports Association Championship held at the 
Ananda College Indoor Badminton Court in the first weekend of November last year . Nalanda shooters won four individual events and went on to clinch the boy’s team championship while Devi Balika Vidyalaya, in addition to winning the girls’ team title, won an individual event.
In total 432 competitors representing 72 schools participated at the competition and it was conducted under the group supervision of national and international level qualified board of referees and coaches.
In addition the National Shooting Sports Federation made use of the event to donate 10,000 air arm pellets worth of Rs 30,000 and two Match Air Rifles for further training needs of the 
school competitors.
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Results:
Girls Schools Air Rifle (15 shots):
Best Shooter: D.M.D. Maleesha Bandara
(Devi Balika Vidyalaya Colombo)
2nd Place: D.A.V. Weththasinghe
(Ratnawali Balika Vidyalaya Gampaha)
3rd Place: H.C. Mallawathanthri (Devi Balika Vidyalaya Colombo), Madhumi P. Wickramasuriya (Tangalle Balika Vidyalaga)
Girls Schools Air Pistol (15 shots):
Best Shooter: A.G.P. Sanduni Poornima
(Tangalle Balika Vidyalaya)
2nd Place: T.A. Niketha Tharangi
(Devi Balika Vidyalaya Colombo)
3rd Place: K.G. Sonali Pathmakumara (Devi Balika Vidyalaya Colombo), G.H.T.M. Kavirathna (Yasodara Devi Balika Vidyalaya Gampaha )
Boys Schools Air Rifle (15 shots):
Best Shooter: H.G.K.A. Wickramasinghe
(Nalanda College Colombo)
2nd Place: T.D.M.E. Lakshan Thotawatte (Prince of Wales College Moratuwa), J.M.D.G. Jayasundara (Sri Sumangala Central College Wariyapola), K.G.T. Udara Ranaweera (Dhammissara Central College Naththandiya)
3rd Place: L.R. Weeramanthri (Ananda College Colombo)
Boys Schools Air Pistol (15 shots):
Best Shooter: K.A.V. Silva (Nalanda College Colombo)
2nd Place: Sahan Peiris (Royal College Colombo)
3rd Place: M.L. Avishka Peiris (Trinity College Kandy), K.A. Dilanka Udayakantha (Ananda College Colombo)
Girls Schools Air Rifle (Senior):
Best Shooter: Gayani Ridma Sirimanna (Bandaranayaka Central College Veyangoda)
2nd Place: U.L. Dinithi Karunarathna (Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya Gampaha), Madhu Kalpanie (Devi Balika Vidyalaya Colombo)
3rd Place: Malindya Ravihari Jayasekara (Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda), Sanduni Pyumika (Bandaranayaka Central College Veyangoda)
Girls Schools Air Pistol (Senior):
Best Shooter: K.K. Sanduni Thameesa Perera (Vishaka Vidyalaya Colombo)
2nd Place: Yahani Pavithra Welhena (Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda), Govindasami Amudanjanie (Tamil Central College Haputale)
3rd Place: J.K. Kaveesha Hansanie Jayalath (Bandaranayaka Central College Veyangoda)
Boys Schools Air Rifle (Senior):
Best Shooter: Chamath Kavinda Fernando (Nalanda College Colombo)
2nd Place: D.M. Prabuddha Deshan (Nalanda College Colombo)
3rd Place: Anjana Hiroshitha Dissanayaka (Ananda College Colombo), M.D. Chamara Priyamantha (Asoka College Colombo)
Boys Schools Air Pistol (Senior):
Best Shooter: Lusith Lukshan Jayaweera (Nalanda College Colombo)
2nd Place: Thisal Thanuka Warusawithana (Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda)
3rd Place: Dumindu Dulara Liyanage (Nalanda College Colombo)
Team Championship (Boys Schools): Nalanda College Colombo
2nd Place: Ananda College Colombo
3rd Place: Prince of Wales College Moratuwa
Team Championship (Girls Schools): Devi Balika Vidyalaya Colombo
2nd Place: Swarnamali Balika Vidyalaya Kandy
3rd Place: Bandaranayaka Central College Veyangoda