Sylvestrians won 3 medals in Durham International Youth Games 2012

Sri Lankan represent Sylvestrians won 3 medals in Durham International Youth Games 2012 in United Kingdom

• Gold medal for    200 meters
• Silver medal for   100 meters
• Bronze medal for 200 meters

Students from Sylvesters College to hold 2012 Olympic torch

Two Sri Lankan (Sylvestrians) students have received a novel opportunity to not only witness but to also hold the 2012 Olympic torch which is currently travelling across United Kingdom.

The two (Sylvestrians) students will be leaving the country for England today for this purpose.

Mohommad Assardeen

An international Youth Sports Festival will be held in Durham when the torch relay of the 2012 London Olympics arrives in the English county. 

Isuru Dilshan and Mohommad Assardeen from St. Sylvester College in Kandy have been selected to represent Sri Lanka at the sports festival.

They will  be participating in the 100m, 200m and 400 m events at the festival. 

The lucky youngsters will have the chance to hold the Olympic torch when it arrives in Durham.

Second place for Sylvesters in Kandy Zonal Athletic Championship

St. Sylvester College, Kandy became second place of the Kandy Zonal Athletic Championship organised by the Department of Education  at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy on Wednesday. 

3600 Athletes participated from 116 schools

Trinity College  won the overall championship for boys with 195 points but 10 points behind them was St. Sylvester’s College with 185 points.

The performance by the Sylvestrians is remarkable as they are a school with hardly any basic facilities.

The top three in 100 metres under 11 - M.A.S. Malisha Perera -
the winner, second was K.G.G. Madusanka of St. Sylvester’s and
Tuthimal Madugalle came third.

Sylvestrian Supun Bandara 2nd place in the Independence Day race

      Sylvestrian Supun Bandara 2nd place in the Independence Day road race organised by the playground Department of Kandy Municipal Council for the 38th year.

Following are the winners of first three places in each race:-

School Boys Race:

1.Chaturanga Priyadarshana, Sri Rahula, Katugastota 
2.Supun Bandara, St. Sylvester's, Kandy 
3.Rohan Liyanaarachchi, Hewaheta M.M.V.

St. Sylvester's athlete Asardeen three 'firsts' ( hat-trick wins) in dual meet in Chennai

 Three events - three firsts. That was the proud achievement of St. Sylvester's College, Kandy athlete H.A.M. Asardeen in the Dual Athletic Meet between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai between 19th to 24th December 2011. Asardeen running in the under 14 age group for boys, came first in the 100 metres in 12.3 seconds, 200 metres again first in 25.5 seconds and first in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.42 metres.

Asardeen is a Year 10 student of St. Sylvester's College, Kandy and is a talented athlete with a bright future. He qualified to run in the meet in Chennai when he won all three events at the Junior Athletic Meet of Lanka Lions Sports Club held early last year.

 On your marks and H.A.M. Asardeen (on left) is set to take off in the final of the 100 metres for boys under 14 running for Sri Lanka against Tamil Nadu in the dual Nehru Stadium in Chennai. Asardeen won the event in 12.3 seconds. He also won the 200 metres and the long jump events. Altogether there were 32 runners who competed from the heats in the 100 metres event.

Congratulations Asardeen 

Fifth Road Race of St. Sylvester's Kandy

 The fifth annual Road Race of St. Sylvester's College organised by the School and the Old Boys worked off in Kandy Yesterday (Sunday), January 22nd commencing at 7.30 a.m.

Over 300 competitors under various age groups were participated in this event  15 kilometres distance. The race started opposite St. Sylvester's College and the runners werw proceed through Asgiriya Junction, Mahaiyawa, Wattaramtenna, Bahirawakanda Junction, Primrose Hill, Dodanwela Junction, Peradeniya Road and the finished opposite St. Sylvester's College.

Ishak Sahabdeen, a distinguished old boy of St. Sylvester's College who is a double international representing the country at both cricket and hockey,  the chief guest. He also excelled in soccer and athletics. Lalith Boyagoda in his capacity as Chairman, Sports Committee and the President of St. Sylvester's College OBA, Gamini Ratnayake are handling all arrangements.

Also gracing the occasion as guest of honour was Past OBA President Dr. Maithri Rajapakse, Malcolm Perera and S. Mahinda along with the Principal of the School Ranil Meetiyagoda and Deputy Principal (Sports) A.K.B. Dodanwela.

list of winners coming soon....

Sylvestrian Mohamed Ayardeen second place in Under 15 boys 200 metres

42nd Sir John Tarbat Junior Athletic Championship 2011 organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association and sponsored by the makers of the  ‘Milo’ Health drink at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy 14 September 2011.


Sylvestrian M. Ayardeen  second place in Under 15 boys 200 metres


Event Resuts
Under 15 boys 200 metres: 1. A.A.V. Perera (Loyola College Kochchikade), 2. M. Ayardeen (St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy), 3. Y. Manamperi (Royal College, Colombo)