This year’s South Asian Games continue with the contribution of five sports stars from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Apart from Chameera Ginige and Erandi Warusawithana who represent the national Table Tennis team, three others are also included in the Sri Lankan squad. Charith Perera (Basket Ball), Sumedha Ranasinghe (Javelin throw) and Kavindi...Read More
Two players from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura will take part in this year’s South Asian Games scheduled from 5th to 16th February. Chameera Ginige will represent the Sri Lanka Men’s Table Tennis team, while Erandi Dilushika Warusawithana joins the Women’s Table Tennis team.Read More
Adding to the sporty spirit of the university which has been soaring high during the past year, the new gymnasium was opened by chief guest Vice Chancellor Prof.Sampath Amaratunge on 13th January 2016. The gymnasium has been a long standing need to the university, especially with the growing interest and the recent victories in the...Read More
Chameera Ginige, the current Sri Lankan rank no.4 open single men’s player in Table Tennis, has been selected to represent Sri Lanka in Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships due to be held in India from 16th – 21st December 2015. Chameera is a 3rd year student in Sports Science and Management. He has participated in a...Read More
For the first time in Sri Lankan sports history an athlete has qualified for the Olympics in Javelin Throw. Sumedha Ranasinghe, an undergraduate in Sports Management at the Sri Jayewardenepura University, performed an amazing throw of 83.04 m to qualify for the glorious games. His throw equally shattered the previous national record, and surpasses attempt...Read More
After the exhilarating win of the Inter University Championship Games by Japura sports stars, several of the winners spoke about their total experience at the games. In the nearly five decade history of the championships, this is the first time the University of Sri Jayawardenepura has won the entire championship, and its excitement was quite...Read More
With the conclusion of the Inter-University Games, J’pura rejoices having reached the much expected top notch among all competing universities. Last week’s predictions became evident with J’pura scoring highest marks at the end of the series of games. Commenting on the occasion, the sports unit declares that the win has been a collective effort...Read More
The ongoing Inter-University Games has taken a new turn with J’pura winning repeatedly. Our players have secured places among the top three spots in many events, proving the our sportsmanship, team work and stamina. Among some of the winning events are, men’s Road Race, men’s Swimming , men’s & women’s Table Tennis, women’s Volleyball and...Read More
Univesity of Sri Jayewardenepura women’s basketball team became champions of Inter Univesrsity Games 2015. Men’s basketball team became 3rd Place in Basketball. Photographed by Varatharasa Sujeethan of J’pura flamesRead More