Sri Lanka Waterpolo team emerged runners-up to win the Silver Medal at the Asia Pacific Waterpolo Tournament, which was held in Hong Kong.
In the final the Sri Lankans played well but fell short by inches to eventual winners Hong Kong.
The 18th Asia Pacific Waterpolo Tournament was held from August 18 to 21 at the Kowloon Aquatic Center in Hong Kong.
Hosts Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Guam, Indonesia and Sri Lanka competed in this tournament.
In the semi-finals they beat Japan 8-6 before losing to Hong Kong by 8-9 in the final.
In the first round games Sri Lanka lost to Hong Kong 2-12 but they managed to beat Singapore 6-5, Indonesia 11-6 and Hong Kong on the second day 8-7.
Sri Lanka team: Yahan Samarajeewa (Capt.), Devshan Demel (VC.), Shehan Dassanayake, Wasim M. Bawa, Chethana Munasinghe, Avinda Caldera, Aqeel Sourjah, Deelaka Weeraratne, Kosala Wijewardene, Keshan Munasinghe, Pathum Edirisinghe, S.J.S. Silva, N.P.D.S.C. Kumarasinghe, K.H. Karunarathne
Officials: Aloka Prelis (Coach), Ajantha Silva (Coach), Dayan Ranasinghe (Manager), Senura Abyewardena (Technical Official)
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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