Athletics: Gateway Colombo protests against Lyceum International Wattala

Lyceum International Wattala emerged overall champions at the 16th International Inter-School Athletic Championships for the eighth successive year at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex, Diyagama. 

Gateway College Colombo lost the event after a tough fight by two points. 

Lyceum Wattala collected 981 points while Gateway Colombo obtained 979 points.

In the wake of this Gateway College’s Director of Sports Derwin Perera lodged a protest to the organisers of the meet that a boy who is not a member of Lyceum International Wattala had taken part in the under 19 Long Jump and Triple Jump events and six valuable points had been gained by him which had put Lyceum Wattala in front enabling them to be champions. 

Derwin Perera has requested that an immediate inquiry be held and to give the winning overall title to Gateway College Colombo.

The Director General of the International Schools Athletic Championships (ISAC 2016) Palitha Jyatilleke states that the boy concerned is a member of the winning team and that the complaint had been made long after the meet and that this has no bearing in the overall result.

Seventeen new meet records were set up and Shehan Wisanperuma of Lyceum International School Wattala, the Under 19 Boys Long Jump champion had cleared 6.88 metres to take the Best Athlete’s award.

Poornima Guneratne of Leeds International School Panadura cleared 1.68 metres in the High Jump event to be adjudged the Best Athlete amongst the girls.

1866 athletes took part from 24 International Schools at the meet.

Port and Shipping Minister Arjuna Ranatunga was the chief guest.

Winners of Challenge Trophies - ISAC 2016

Wycherley International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 09 Girls Champion: Tharushi Yatawarage of Lyceum International School – Panadura 15 Points 

Aleathea International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 09 Boys Champion: Dunitha Damsandu Pothupitiya of Lyceum International School – Ratnapura 30 Points 

Lyceum International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 09 Overall Champion: Lyceum International School- Wattala 83 Points

Colombo International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 11 Girls Champion: Shenali Bastian of Lyceum International School - Wattala 20 Points

Ikra International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 11 Boys Champion: Anuk Kathriarachchi of Lyceum International School – Panadura 32 Points 

St. Nicholas International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 11 Overall Champion: Lyceum International School- Wattala 88 Points

St. Nicholas International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 13 Girls Champion: Sedara Fernando of Lyceum International School – Panadura 30 Points 

Leighton Park International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 13 Boys Champion: Thinal Senanayake of Asian International School 30 Points 

British School Challenge Trophy for the Under 13 Overall Champion: Lyceum International School – Nugegoda 106 Points

Asian International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 15 Girls Champion: Sadeepa Henderson of Gateway College – Colombo 34 Points 

Belvoir College International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 15 Boys Champion: Kaveesh Rajapaksha of Colombo International School – Colombo 23 Points 

Colombo International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 15 Overall Champion: Lyceum International School- Wattala 164 Points

Leighton Park International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 17 Girls Champion: Sandithi Jayasekara of Gateway College – Colombo 30 Points; Natalie Malpana of Gateway College – Colombo 30 Points 

Lyceum International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 17 Boys Champion: Chathil Aponsu of Lyceum International School – Panadura 30 Points 

Stafford International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 17 Overall Champion: Lyceum International School – Wattala 206 Points

College of World Education Challenge Trophy for the Under 19 Girls Champion: Sharmila Jan of Gateway College – Colombo 30 Points; Randi Cooray of Gateway College – Colombo 30 Points 

Belvoir College International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 19 Boys Champion: Shehan Wisanperuma of Lyceum International School- Wattala 34 Points; Nidula Jayawardena of Gateway College – Colombo 34 Points 

Aleathea International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 19 Overall Champion: Gateway College – Colombo 272 Points

Elizabeth Moir International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 20 Girls Champion: Hansani Liyanaarachchi of Gateway College - Colombo 34 Points 

Elizabeth Moir International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 20 Boys Champion: Gihan De Zoysa of Lyceum International School- Wattala 36 Points 

Asian International School Challenge Trophy for the Under 20 Overall Champion: Gateway College – Colombo 244 Points

Cambridge Challenge Trophy for the Overall Relay Champions donated by Cambridge International Examinations: Lyceum International School Wattala 221 Points

Ritzbury Challenge Cup for the Best Female Athlete: Poornima Gunarathne of Leeds International School for her performance of 1.68m in the Under 19 Girls High Jump event

Ritzbury Challenge Cup for the Best Male Athlete: Shehan Wisanperuma of Lyceum International School Wattala for his performance of 6.88 m in the Under 19 Boys Long Jump event

Edexcel Challenge Trophy for the Best Performer of the meet awarded by Pearson Qualifications International: Shehan Wisanperuma of Lyceum International School Wattala for his performance of 6.88 m in the Under 19 Boys Long Jump event

First Runner-up School of the Meet: Gateway College Colombo 979 Points

Overall Champions of the Meet: Lyceum International School – Wattala 981 Points