Sports
Mahesh Weerasinghe re-elected as Kandy Sports Club President
Mahesh Weerasinghe was re-elected as the President of the Kandy Sports Club for the third consecutive year in their 146th Annual General Meeting held recently in Nittawala.
Kandy SC, the giants in the local rugby circuit will once again be led by fly-half Nigel Ratwatte in the 2020/2021 season. Ratwatte led the defending champions in the 2019/2020 season as well. The new season is expected to begin in November or December.
The following names have been elected to take positions in the committee of Kandy Sports Club for the year 2020 / 2021.
Patron – Ranjith Page
Trustees – Malik Samarawickrama, Udaya Balasuriya, Sarath Perera
Office Bearers – Mahesh Weerasinghe – President, Lasantha Wijesuriya – Vice President, Janaka Pathirana – Vice President, Sanjeewa Liyanage – General Secretary, Anizal Laphir – Treasurer, Upali Silva – Bar Secretary, Arafath Abdeen – Pavilion Secretary, A.R.A.Rasheed – Ground Secretary, Anuruddha Ranasinghe – Social Events, M. M. Jeffry – Legal Consultant
Committee Members – Sanjeewa Tennakoon, Anton Nanayakara, Shyam Siddik, Channa Jayathilaka, Milroy Mendis, Anura Welikala, Fazil Marija, Sajeewa Marasinghe, Malar Selvan, Asoka Jayasena, Saliya Kumara
Rugby Committee – Lasantha Wijesuriya – Chairman, Kapila Silva – Rugby Team Manager, Fazil Marija – Head Coach, Viraj Prasanna – Assistant Coach, Nigel Ratwatte – Rugby Captain