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Ritzbury, Sri Lanka’s favourite chocolate brand, sponsored yet another 13 Sri Lankan national athletes under the Ritzbury ‘Mawbimata Weerayek’ initiative. The team displayed several record-breaking performances at the 25th Asian Athletics Championship, organised by the Asian Athletics Association which took place in Bangkok, Thailand from 12th to 16th July 2023. At the Asian Athletics Championships,...

Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga, who led the team to lift the 1996 Cricket World Cup, visited the Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s ashram Prashanthi Nilayam at Puttaparthi in Sri Sathya Sai district to seek the help of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (SSSCT) in getting children’s medicines for his country. Ranatunga, who […]

By Reemus Fernando   The book published by Sri Lanka Athletics to recall memories of its rich history is a treasure trove of statistics which cannot be found anywhere else.‘100 Years of Sri Lanka Athletics’ compiled by G.G.U. Saman Kumara, the recorder of the track and field governing body was launched at a ceremony prior […]

By Uditha Devapriya The Dornhorst Memorial Prize, the most sought after accolade at Royal College, is, curiously enough, named after an old boy who didn’t win a single award there. Born in 1849, Frederick Dornhorst served as a Master at his school before embarking on a career as an Advocate and, later, a King’s Counsel. As a member of the middle-class Burgher elite, he was very much a product of his time. In keeping with the custom of his milieu, Dornhorst gave back what he could to his school, at every possible opportunity. In 1922 he became the donor of the Lower School’s Reading Priz...