St. Peter's Negombo Branch students shine in taekwondo
Students of St. Peter's College, Colombo 4 (Negombo Branch) excelled at the 1st Virtual Poomsae National Taekwondo Championship and Sri Lanka Schools Online Taekwondo Championship 2020.
The National Championship which attracted over 700 participants was conducted by Sri Lanka Taekwondo Federation while there were over 350 entries for the Sri Lanka Schools Championship organised by Sri Lanka Schools Taekwondo Federation.
Jayashini Kaushalya Samaranayake won the gold medal at the National Championship in the Junior Female (Black Belt) catego
ry. The 17-year-old also won a silver medal in the Schools Championship in the Black Belt category.
Tuan Zain Jayah won a gold medal at the Schools
Championship in the Under-15 (Red Belt) event. He also won a silver medal at the National Championship in the Cadet Male (Red Belt) category.
A.M.A. Ransi Innocent won a gold medal at the School Championship in the Under-11 Female (Green Belt) event. The 9-year-old also won a silver medal at the National Championship in the Kids 1 Female (Green Belt) category.
The three students are products of renowned taekwondo coach Master Upul Susitha Fernando who runs K-Lions Taekwondo Academy in Katuneriya. One of Fernando's pupils Ranuka Prabath created history at the 13th South Asian Games in Nepal in December winning the firstever taekwondo gold medal for Sri Lanka.
Fernando is taekwondo coach of St. Peter's College, Colombo 4 (Negombo Branch) whose Rector Rev. Fr. Daya Darshana Perera and Vice Rector Rev. Fr. Shalindra Kotikawatta give all encouragement for the sport.