Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Gateway students victorious once again at COMUN 2020

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Within the gladiators’ arena, the hard working and determined students of Gateway College emerged victorious by securing five Best Delegate awards across the breadth of six committees.

The upper ranks of the First General Assembly were dominated by Gateway, with Andrew Surendran and Damion De Motte securing the Higher Commendati­ons, while Basith Nawshard claimed both the Best Delegate Award and the Best Crisis Delegate.

The same was repeated in the Third General Assembly; with Shaheen Abdul Gani obtaining the Higher Commendati­on and Farhan Naushad won the Best Delegate Award. Malin Kaushika gained an Honorary Mention with the United Nations Environmen­tal Programme, followed by a Higher Commendati­on from Tharidhu Peries, while Ravija Gunawardan­a acquired the highly desired Best Delegate Award.

Thinula Karunarath­ne walked away as the Best Delegate of the Economic and Social Council.

The Internatio­nal Court of Justice was dominated by Gateway, with Four out of Six awards won by Gateway. Anpudeen Mohamed Aathif and Adhil Fareed won awards for the Best Memorial, Aaqil Salih claimed the Honorary Mention and Kavin Gunasekara secured the prestigiou­s Best Overall Performanc­e Award. Themiya Gurusinghe won the award for Best

Foreign Policy Statement within the acclaimed Security Council, while Thriyampak­an Dhivyakris­hnan obtained an Honorary Mention.

Students of Gateway College remain a force to reckon with in the Model UN arena in Sri Lanka, performing exceptiona­lly well both nationally and internatio­nally. The MUN club of Gateway College, aptly supported by the teachers in charge and the alumni, continues to go from strength to strength with the passing of each conference.

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