SLE ‘Colours Night’ Awards Sports Achievers in Past Few Years

Sportsmen/women of the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) who brought admiration and prestige to the Regiment and the Army alike in the past few years received recognition and praise of Major General Jagath Gunawardena, Colonel Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers and Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, who is also the President of the Sri Lanka Army Sports Board as the Chief Guest on Thursday (4) during the ‘Colours Night 2020’ at the Regimental Headquarters, Panagoda where all of those achievers were awarded special laurels.

The inauguration of the event began with singing of the Engineers Regimental song plus screening of a video on the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers and its achievers which paved the way for the remainder of the programme before the proceedings got to a start.

As the stage was set to do honours, the Chief Guest, Major General Jagath Gunawardena, Major General Kuma Peiris, Additional Director, MOD and Tri-forces Headquarters construction project management unit and Major General Nihal Amarasekara, Chief Field Engineer were respectively invited one by one in sequence on stage for presentation of Colours to the recipients who excelled in Army, Defence Services and national level sports events.

In his brief address to the occasion, the day’s Chief Guest, Major General Gunawardena commended the Sappers’ contribution to the field of sports and underlined the need to sustain the same in future, too as sports is an integral part of the military life.

Achievers in Volleyball, Billiards, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Rowing, Judo, Tug of war, Body Building, Kabaddi, Boxing, Swimming, etc were also honoured and awarded during the same glittering ceremony. Dancing teams of the Sri Lanka Army and the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers entertained the spectators to the occasion, held adhering to best health practices.

Brigadier Mangala Mayadunna, Centre Commandant, SLE raised the vote of thanks before the national anthem rent the air. Senior Officers, Officers, and Other Ranks were associated with the occasion.bridge media | 『アディダス』に分類された記事一覧