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SLIIT Colours Awards Ceremony
View(s):The Auditorium at SLIIT, Malabe took on a spectacular ambience recently when the institute held its Annual Colours Awards Ceremony to bestow awards to 175 students for outstanding performance in sports. The institute has a special Sports Council to promote sports as an important part of student life and personality development.
SLIIT Colours for Best All-Round Student in sports was presented to Ruvini Kannangara who was also adjudged the Most Outstanding Sportswoman of the year for 2016. Shehan Kaushalya walked away with Colours for the year’s Most Outstanding Sportsman.
“At SLIIT, sports play a vital role in the development of our students into well-rounded individuals with the ability to interact with people who have varied interests. The Colours Awards Ceremony is an important event in our calendar that complements the academic work of our students and enrich the institute’s social and cultural environment,” Vice Chancellor and CEO of SLIIT, Professor Lalith Gamage commented.
Students attending SLIIT have the opportunity of excelling in a wide range of team sports ranging from cricket, basketball, football, netball, badminton, tennis, futsal, karate, swimming and many more. Colours are awarded for excelling in chess as well.
The Chief Guest at the SLIIT Colours Night was Minister of Sports, Dayasiri Jayasekera, while Shanaka Abeywickrama, the Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Millennium Information Technologies was a special invitee at the occasion. – NA