The Air Force team comprising of a relatively new outfit won One Gold medal, Four Silver medals and Two Bronze medals at the 25th National Rowing Championships which was concluded on 12th September at the Bolgoda Lake Rowing Club, Moratuwa. Thus, the SLAF team was placed 2nd in the Men’s Open and Men’s Over 19 categories behind S.Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia and the University of Moratuwa respectively.








The final medals tally of the two categories read as follows.

Men’s Open Category

Institution                                              Gold      Silver      Bronze       Position

S.Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia            04           -                 -                 1st
Sri Lanka Air Force                                   -           02               -                 2nd
Sri Lanka Navy                                          -           01              04               3rd
University of Moratuwa                            -            01               -                 4th
 
Men’s Over 19 Age Category

Institution                                              Gold      Silver      Bronze       Position

University of Moratuwa                          02           01             -                   1st
Sri Lanka Air Force                                01           02            02                 2nd
Sri Lanka Navy                                       01            01           01                 3rd
University of Colombo                            -               -             01                 4th
 
The Medal Winners of the events.

Men’s Open Category

Event                            Name                                                      Medal

Single Sculls              AC Jayarathne KG                                Gold

Coxless Fours           SLAF A
                                      Cpl Tharanga TMLP - Bow                  Silver
                                      Cpl Gamini AH     - Two
                                      LAC Ranasinghe RMU  - Three
                                      Sqn Ldr KG Dassanayake - Stroke

                                      SLAF B                                                      4th
                                      AC Sadaruwan  AAD - Bow
                                      AC Batagolla STN  - Two
                                      LAC Perera BDK    - Three
                                      Cpl Aloysius C    - Stroke     

Men’s Over 19 Age Category

Event                    Name                                                     Medal/ Position

Single Sculls      SLAF A                                                        Gold
                              AC Jayarathne KG

                              SLAF B
                              Sqn Ldr KG Dassanayake                      Placed 4th
    

Double Sculls     SLAF A
                               LAC Ranasinghe RMU - Bow                Bronze
                               Cpl Tharanga TMLP - Stroke

                               SLAF B
                               Cpl Aloysius C - Bow                               Placed 4th
                               Sqn Ldr KG Dassanayake - Stroke
    
Coxless Pairs      SLAF B                           Silver
                                AC Sadaruwan  AAD  - Bow
                                AC Batagolla STN - Stroke
          

Coxed Fours        SLAF A                                                       Silver
                               Cpl Tharanga TMLP - Bow
                               Cpl Gamini AH     - Two
                               LAC Ranasinghe RMU - Three
                               Sqn Ldr KG Dassanayake - Stroke
                               SO Kapoor MAA   - Cox

                               SLAF B                                                      Bronze
                               AC Sadaruwan  AAD      - Bow
                               AC Batagolla STN - Two
                               LAC Perera BDK  - Three
                               Cpl Aloysius C  - Stroke  
                               Cpl Premathilake JPJ - Cox