Three-day judo training a success
A three day judo training program for lower grade judoka conducted by the Western Province Judo Association and coordinated by the Western Province Sports Council (WPSC) was successfully completed recently at the Sugathadasa Stadium recently. The programme was conducted under the leadership of Sarath Kasthuriarachchi who is a skilled judoka and international referee. According to [...]
National judo championships start today
A high standard of judo can be expected at the National Judo Championships to be held at the Main Dojo hall, Sugathadasa Indoor Complex today and tomorrow.This event will coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Judo Association with the preliminary rounds to be worked out today while the finals will be held [...]
Jayaweera and Thilini adjudged best players
P. K. Jayaweera of the Wickramebahu National School and Thilini Wickremage of the Jinaraja Girls School were adjudged the best athletes in the 14th all-island Judo tournament held at the Gampola Wickremabahu National School Auditorium. Approximately 400 athletes participated in this event. Gampola Wickremabahu National School that scored 56 points won the boys championship and [...]
Sri Lankans bag gold at Indian judo meet
Indrajith Pradeep and Amal Gunasekara bagged gold medals in the Invitational Indo Lanka Judo tournament held last weekend in Chennai, India. Four other Sri Lankans won silver medals in the same tournament. This is the inaugural Indo Lanka Judo tournament. The Jigoro Kano Judo Foundation Lanka with the assistance of the Colombo YMCA forwarded a [...]
