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AIS rowers prove unstoppable at 40th National Championships

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July 30, 2025

Asian International School (AIS) clinched the Junior Boys Overall Championship at the 40th Senior, Intermediate and Junior National Rowing Championship organised by the Sri Lanka Amateur Rowing Association (AASL), which concluded on Saturday at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre in Battaramulla.

AIS rowers prove unstoppable at 40th National Championships

Captain Venuk Panduwawala, along with vice captains Avishka Wijegunaratne, Abishek Wijegunaratne and Binuk Premaratne, led their team to victory in multiple categories.

In the Under-15 category, AIS athletes dominated the competition. Sonal Tranchell claimed the top spot in the Single Scull event, while he and Joel Weerasingham secured first place in the Double Scull.

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