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19th July 2016 21:00:02 Hours

Sri Lanka's Shooters Win IMSSU World Championship - 2016 & Return Home to a Warm Welcome

Shooters of the 8-member strong Sri Lanka National Shooting Team, comprised of 5 Army personnel became world champions in Small Bore Light Rifle and Small Bore Silhouette Rifle categories in the International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union (IMSSU) World Championship - 2016, concluded on Saturday (16) in South Africa.

Captain P.K.J.S Gayanga of the Army securing 3 Gold Medals became the World’s No 1 under three specific categories; Small Bore Light (Gold Medal), Small Bore Silhouette (Gold Medal) and Small Bore Light Rifle - Open Sight (Gold Medal). In addition, Sri Lanka won the Bronze Medal in the Big Bore Rifle category of the IMSSU World Championship - 2016 during the same tournament. On learning the achievements, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva, Commander of the Army expressed his pleasure and conveyed best wishes.

Over 150 shooters representing eight countries competed in the World Championship and Sri Lanka won 38 Medals (Gold, Silver & Bronze) throughout the tournament.

The victorious team, Brigadier D.S.D Welikala, Major C.S Rathnayake, Captain P.K.J.S Gayanga, Warrant Officer I.N Weerasinghe, Corporal K.P Gunawardena, Mr Anil Gunawardene (Magnum SSC), Mr W.M.S Manikdiwela (Hill Country SSC) and Master Ishara Abeyasuriya (Magnum SSC) with their laurels arrived at the Colombo International Airport this morning (18) to a rousing welcome, organized by the National Rifle Association of Sri Lanka (NRASL).

Mr S.E.R.T.M.S.P Bandara, Director General Sports, Ministry of Sports and Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, President NRASL, Brigadier N.D.S.P Niwunhella, Chairman, Sri Lanka Army Small Arms Association, Brigadier Pooraka Seneviratne, Vice President, NRASL and several other Ministry officials were at the airport to receive and congratulate them on their achievements.