Lahiru Keshan Pathirana of USJ set new game records at the Inter University Championship Games 2022 in both “Men’s Shot Put” and “Men’s Discus Throw” events held at Sugathadasa Stadium. Keshan Pathirana set a new record in men’s shot put with 13.27 meters distance record which broke the previous inter university games record of 13.23...Read More

University of Sri Jayewardenepura has won the Inter University Championship 2022 by scoring 365.5 points by the end of the games and retain the overall championship for the 4th time. Inter University Championship 2022 games started with the Men’s and Women’s badminton championship on November 11, 2022, and carried over till January 8, 2022 with...Read More

Inter-university tennis championship organized by the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was successfully held from the 18th to the 20th of November at the queen’s tennis court. The women’s tennis championship was held after two long years await due to the covid 19 pandemic. There are 8 universities participating in two groups. In Group A University...Read More

“Defenso’22”, a self-defense unarmed combat camp organized by the karate family of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, was successfully held on Saturday the 10th of September 2022, at the gymnasium of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura from 8.00 am to 6.30 pm with the participation of nearly 100 students. The specialty of this training camp...Read More

Hasara Wijayarathne and Hasini Ambalangodage from the Badminton team of University of Sri Jayewardenepura were able to become the runner up in the Open Women’s Doubles category at the NCPBA All Island Badminton Championship 2022 held from 30th of August to 4th of September in Anuradhapura. It was a level 1 national ranking badminton tournament...Read More

The USJ badminton team has won the Smashes 2022 Championship tournament by defeating University of Kelaniya by 3 to 1 in the finals. Badminton teams from 11 different universities including non-government universities participated in this tournament and NSBM (Green) University became the second runners up in this tournament. USJ Badminton club has organized this tournament for...Read More

The Alumni Association of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura made a donation of essential vitamin and mineral supplements to the Physical Education Division of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The ceremony took place on Tuesday, 07th June 2022 at the Vice-Chancellor’s Office in the presence of Mr. Kamal Gamini (Vice President), Mr. Ranjith Iddamalgoda (National...Read More

45th Colours Awarding Ceremony, organized by the Department of Physical Education in collaboration with the Sports Council of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was held on 16th of March 2022 in Golden Rose Banquet Hall. This event organized by the USJ for appreciation of the achievements of USJ students in national and international levels in...Read More

Commonwealth Senior Championships Gold medalist Srimali Samarakoon wins another gold medal in the Singapore Weightlifting International. The Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 was organized by the Singapore Weightlifting Federation at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall from Friday 25. 02. 2022 to Sunday 27. 02. 2022. On the opening day she lifted 65 kg in snatch in...Read More

National and International Sports Achievements by USJ Students in the year 2021 is as follows; Weightlifting Ms. Srimali Samarakoon from the Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences won the gold medal (women’s 45kg weight class) in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship Uzbekistan in 2021.  She is ranked ninth in the world weightlifting rankings. Athletic Ms....Read More