Lyceum Wattala creates history in athletics
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Winning a game can be surprising, but turning a game into a remarkable achievement glorifies the winners as it directs them and all those who aided and guided them towards fame. Lyceum International School, Wattala signifies another historic landmark in the field of athletics becoming the champions of All-Island Mixed and Boys categories and runners-up in the Girls segment.
The team of Lyceum Wattala managed to mark this significant achievement at the All-Island School Games 2022 which was held from December 2 to 6 at the Sugathadasa Stadium. This event was organised by the Ministry of Education.
In addition to the three titles won by the team Umaya Rathnayake set a new meet record of 12.46 seconds in the Boys 100m event at the event. The teams were coached by Head of Athletics of the school Lalith Silva, who was ably assisted by Duminda Prasad, Damith Weerasinghe, Prasad Jeewan, Nipuna Nirmal, Amila Prasanna, Augustin Appuhamy, Anuradha, Herginus, Damitha Dahanayake and Kamal Bandara.
The coaching team was encouraged by the strong coordination and responsible efforts of related teachers in-charge — Pradeep Nugegoda, Ruwani Sandhya, Shem Dilshan and Stefani Raux.