It was an eventful week in Sri Lanka for sports as the fourth week of the Dialog Rugby League and the other sports such as hockey, volleyball and swimming running hand in hand for their final few days of action. Our week two in our Photo Story segment brings you the best moments captured through the lenses of our photographers

1.Memories that last a lifetime
Photo by Omalka Erandeera ©ThePapare.com
Memories that last a lifetime

A passionate Kandy SC fan holds up a picture of his idol Chandrishan Perera at the Dialog Rugby League game in Nittawela.

Catch me if you can
Photo by Waruna Lakmal ©ThePapare.com
‘Catch me if you can’

CR & FC’s standout performer in the fourth week, Tarinda Ratwatte parades the ball on his way to the try line in the encounter against Air Force at Longdon Place. The hosts CR & FC recovered from their rough patch in the season with a resounding win over the Airmen.

Practice makes perfect
Photo by Waruna Lakmal ©ThePapare.com
Practice makes perfect

It takes hours of practice to make a perfect entry into the waters. Action from the Swimming Senior Nationals day 2 in the 100m backstroke event as the swimmers fire out of their starting banks.

4.Getting in sync
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5.Eyes on the goal
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Eyes on the goal

Pictured here is Gayan Salinda of Army Sports Club seconds before he takes the conversion to add the extra points for his team’s try scoring effort at the match against Navy at Racecourse this past weekend.

6.She came in like a cannonball
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She came in like a cannonball

A diver sets off into the waters with a Cannonball twist off a 10m platform at the Senior Swimming Nationals.

7.Fending off a foe, looking for a friend
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Fending off a foe, looking for a friend

Rugby is a team game where everyone depends on each other for success. It takes two Army players to take down the fast moving Lahiru Herath as he looks for his counterpart center to offload (R) as Thushitha Senanayake (M) and Manoj De Silva (L) hold on to stop him in his tracks.

8.Good players inspire themselves, great players inspire others
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Good players inspire themselves, great players inspire others

A wonderful gesture by the Ananda College player as he shoulders an injured Hameed Al Husseine College player off the field in the Under 19 Division I group stage match between  Hameed Al Husseinie College & Ananda College.

9.Living life on the edge
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Living life on the edge

Riders from the Pulsar team perform stunts with their machines at Bandaragama at the 6 hour Endurance Karting Championship that was worked off last weekend

10.Giving it you all, with your body on the line
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Giving it your all, with your body on the line

The Old Royalists Sports Club goalkeeper puts in a full-length dive in a goal saving effort at the Division ‘A’ Hockey League encounter played at Astro Turf last weekend.

11.Carrying the team’s aspirations over to the try line
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Carrying the team’s aspirations over to the try line

Army’s Iranga Ariyapala touches down for a try in a tight game against Navy Sports Club over the weekend.

12.Holding on tight
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Holding on tight

The Mahinda College Goalkeeper holds on to the ball having saved a shot from the Royal College striker as the Mahinda defender looks by. Action from the 23rd Albert Edirisinghe trophy second leg played between Royal College & Mahinda College at Racecourse.

13.Love for sport, knows no age
Photo by Hiran Weerakkody ©ThePapare.com
Love for sport, knows no age

If you don’t start them young, they have no roots. A young Hockey fans gets on the Astro turf to show his skills.

14.Out of my way!
Photo by Hiran Weerakkody ©ThePapare.com
15.The joy of scoring will never get old
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The joy of scoring will never get old

Players from the Sarath Gems team celebrates a point in the finals of the Munchee Novices final that was played between Sarath Gems and Wasana Bakers played at the National Youth Center in Maharagama during the course of the weekend. Sarath Gems emerged victorious in the Novices section.