The year 2016 has been a year of triumph in sport, both locally and internationally. It was a year where new champions were born, new heights were conquered and was also a year of farewell and adieu.
Here are the top 20 moments of 2016 captured by ThePapare.com.
1 Angelo Mathews swept the Dialog Cricket Awards
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2 Matthew Abeysinghe’s in ‘Seventh Heaven’
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3 Dream finish for Army
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After weeks of exciting action, the Army football team defeated Renown SC to win the 2016 edition of the FA Cup 3-1. This was Army’s second title in three years.
4 Double Crown for Isipathana!
5 Triple crown back in the hills
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6 Sri Lanka Under 20s win a first Asian Sevens Series for the country
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7 Sri Lanka’s Test whitewash
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Sri Lanka whitewashed Australia in Tests to win the series 3-0. The Angelo Mathews led Lankans outplayed the Australians in the three Tests that were played at Pallekelle, Galle and SSC.
8 The Bradby was DRAWN!
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9 Air Force defeats giants Kandy
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10 Royal retain the shield
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Royal College Colombo came out on top of the Royal-Thomian Battle of the Blues to retain the D. S. Senanayake Shield
11 S. Thomas’ bag first ever ThePapare Basketball Championship
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12 Redemption for Musaeus
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13 Dilshan hung up his gloves
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14 Mobitel Eagles won the Sri Lanka Super 7’s
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Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel won the inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Super 7’s that featured the international sevens stardom. The Mobitel Eagles led by Mithun Hapugoda won the first leg and were second-runners up in the second leg, claiming the coveted title on points.
15 Silverware for Joes after 21 years
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16 Sultan of Swing made it to Sri Lanka
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The legendary Sultan of Swing Wasim Akram graced the Sri Lanka Cricket awards this year, met with his contemporaries and also spent some time to help the up and coming fast bowlers of the island nation.
17 Sangakkara at the Murali Harmony Cup
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18 Sri Lanka won the Campus Cricket World Cup
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19 Jayanthi Kuru Uthumpala conquers Everest
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Jayanthi Kuru Uthumpala became the first ever Sri Lankan to conquer Everest. The expedition that was a joint effort alongside Johanne Peries and it was Jayanthi who made it to the summit to hoist the Lankan flag.
20 Visakha won Water polo Nationals
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Have we missed out on something? Tell us about your top moments of the year in the comments below.
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