Army Inter Regiment Squash Championship 2024
9th October 2024
The Army Inter Regiment Squash Championship concluded on 07 October 2024 at the Squash Court, Panagoda. Players from 13 different regiments showcased their exceptional skills competing in 12 events for championship title.
Major General B.K.G.M.L Rodrigo RSP psc IG, Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and Chairman of the Sri Lanka Army Squash Committee, graced the occasion as the chief guest and presented awards to the winners.
After a series of closely contested encounters, the Gajaba Regiment emerged as champions in the Men's Open Team Championship, pushing the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers into the runners-up position. In the women’s category, the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps won the Women's Open title, while the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps finished as runners-up.
Senior Officers, Officers and Other Ranks participated in the award ceremony.
The commendable individuals and team performances are as follows:
Men’s Novices
- First Place: Gunner S.M.D.L Suraweera (Sri Lanka Artillery)
- Runner-up: Corporal W.G.R.L Sandaruwan (Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment)
Women’s Novices
- First Place: Sapper M.M Prabodini (Sri Lanka Engineers)
Runner-up: Sapper J.K.R Samanthika (Sri Lanka Engineers)
Officers’ Open
First Place: Captain L.E.S Liyanagamage (Sri Lanka Engineers)
- Runner-up: Captain J.A Karunarathna USP (Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment)
Lady Officers Open
- First Place: Captain H.M Abeyrathna (Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps)
- Runner-up: Lady Officer Cadet M.G Abeyrathna
Men’s Open
- First Place: Lance Corporal S.N Daniel (Gajaba Regiment)
- Runner-up: Lance Corporal R.M.S.L.K Ekanayake (Sri Lanka National Guard)
Women’s Open
- First Place: Lady Officer Cadet M.G Abeyrathna
- Runner-up: Captain H.M Abeyrathna (Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps)
Over 35 Years
- First Place: Sergeant D.M.R Dissanayake (Sri Lanka Light Infantry)
- Runner-up: Corporal R.U.M Rajapaksha (Sri Lanka Light Infantry)
Over 45 Years
- First Place: Captain J.A Karunarathna USP (Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment)
- Runner-up: Major General A.H.L.G Amarapala RWP RSP ndc psc
Over 50 Years
- First Place: Major General A.H.L.G Amarapala RWP RSP ndc psc
- Runner-up: Captain W.A Silva (Gajaba Regiment)
Men’s Novices Team
- First Place: Sri Lanka Artillery
- Runner-up: Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Regiment