{"id":2552886,"date":"2024-02-12T22:43:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepapare.com\/?p=2552886"},"modified":"2024-02-12T22:43:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:13:51","slug":"rcuac-challenge-shield-2024-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepapare.com\/rcuac-challenge-shield-2024-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal College & Bishop’s College Shine at RCUAC Challenge Shield 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
It was a power-packed day in the pool when 30 teams from U9, U11, U13, U15 and +25 Masters competed for the coveted RCUAC Challenge Shield 2024 in its 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0consecutive year.<\/strong> <\/p>\n Organized by the Royal College Union Aquatics Club, the largest junior Water Polo Tournament saw the participation of 400 athletes. Organized with the aim of developing the sport among younger players over the next 5-10 years, the tournament has been well-accepted by clubs and schools alike.<\/p>\n The awards ceremony was held under the patronage of Hon. Rohana Dissanayake, State Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs as Chief Guest and Sanath Jayasuriya, Consultant, High Performance Center, Sri Lanka Cricket as Guest of Honour.<\/p>\n The Tournament Director for the Challenge Shield was Ulfath Uwais and his team comprising\u00a0Kavindra Samaraweera, Musharraf Uwais, Mishan Kottearachchi, Lakindu Weerasinghe, Akindu\u00a0Samaraweera, Randa Ranatunga & Reza Ghany.<\/p>\n The coveted U15 Boys championship was won by the hosts Royal College while the U15 Girls\u00a0championship went to Bishop’s College. Sulaiman Shihar of Royal College and Sinali Rathnayake of Bishop’s College were adjudged the Best Players of the Tournament.<\/p>\n The introduction of an U9 category for the first time in Sri Lanka was a significant highlight of\u00a0the tournament where Nalanda College beat Royal College 14-04 in the Boys category while\u00a0Visakha Vidyalaya won the Girls category on a round robin basis.<\/p>\n