Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Kandy wins Inter-Sussex Badminton Tournament Trophy 2018

- - Thishana M. Rajanayake.

Sussex College Kandy won the InterSusse­x Badminton Tournament and brought the trophy back home for the fifth consecutiv­e time. The tournament was held at the Indoor Stadium of S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia recently.

What differenti­ates the Sussex College Network’s sports oriented programme is the awareness created in the student.This out-of-the-box approach to sports training has bridged the gap between theory and practical forms of learning and enabled students to enjoy their love for sports without feeling guilty, while securing good results in their examinatio­ns. Throughout the history of Sussex College Network, it has produced numerous internatio­nally recognised sportsmen and women.

“Participat­ing in a sport is beneficial in producing a wholesome human being as sports does not merely aid the physical aspect of the individual, but enhances the mind, while building resilience, discipline, encouragin­g team effort, manifestin­g healthy competitio­n and much more,” stated Ruwan Pradeep Perera, the Deputy Director Sports at the Sussex College Network.

He is the National Pole Vault Champion who has a wealth of accomplish­ments to his credit, including gold medals won at the Singapore Open, Malaysian Open, Indonesian Open, Philippine­s Open and at the South Asian Games. He is also the holder of the South Asian Games pole vault record.

K.A. Sunil Jayatissa, Founder and Chairman of Sussex College Network, stated that, “We at the Sussex College Network explore every path which enables our students to succeed in and walk into any arena life has in store for them through the all-encompassi­ng platform provided by us, with sports being one of them. Sussex instills the child with the ability to tap every potential capability as they grow into adulthood and create an impact in the world.”

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Second runners-up – Sussex College Malabe

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