Moratuwa University (UoM) tops the points table with 103 points while former champions, Colombo University in second place with 87 points. Peradeniya University was 10 points behind them to secure the third place in the events worked off so far at the Sri Lanka University Games 2013.
University of Jaffna emerged football champions when they defeated University of Moratuwa by 4-1 in the final worked off at Torrington Sports Ministry grounds on Sunday. Jaffna led 3-0 at half time with Jeevakumar (7th minute), S Japakar (25th minute) and B P S Desilan (45th minute) scoring goals. After the break W V P R Feranando of UoM scored their only goal.
S Yanroopan scored the fourth goal for the champions. University of Colombo won the third place when they overcame Eastern University of Sri Lanka by 2-0. G Midurzan and S N Jayaratne scored for the winners.
Meanwhile University of Colombo won the men’s basketball championship by defeating University of Kelaniya ( UOK ) by 73-60 in the final at the Sugathadasa stadium on the same day. In the women’s final University of Sri Jayawardenapura also defeated University of Kelaniya by 54-25 at the same venue. UOSJ also won the men’s third place by defeating UOM after a nail bitting game by 51-50.
The hosts, UOM lost to University of Colombo in the women’s consolation final by 33-30.
It was a celebrating day for University of Rajarata on Saturday when they won the championship in the men’s road race conducted from Dehiwala to Moratuwa University grounds. Jayawardenepura University (J’pura) and Sabaragamuwa University won the runner up and third places respectively.
P M G Sanjeewa of J’pura clocked 31:45 to finish the race first. His team mate M B S L Priyankara finished second with a timing of 33:31. K Sogi Usman of Sabaragamuwa University was just behind him to win the third place and finished the event in 33:45.
The hosts made it their event in the rowing held at the Colombo Rowing Club on the same day.
They won the overall championship while Colombo University (UoC) emerged runner up. Moratuwa University won first places in all events while UoC won the second places. ( A Scull, A Pair, A Four, B Scull B Pair and B Four).
University of Moratuwa had other reasons to celebrate as they won the Rugby championship by defeating University of Peradeniya by 23 ( 4 tries, 1 penalty ) to 17 ( 2 conversions , 1 penalty ) at Havelock grounds. In the consolation final UoC overcame J’pura by 17 ( 1 conversions, 2 tries ) to 5 (1 try) at the same venue.
University of Peradeniya proved that they have the best lifters when they emerged champions and also win the third place in the Weight Lifting concluded at the UoM.
University of Ruhuna emerged runner up. UoM also collected the champions trophy for the men’s carrom while UoC had to satisfy with the runners up.
