16th October 2018 13:03:30 Hours
The Inter Battalion Athletics Meet of SLNG got underway on 04,05 and 06 July 2018 at public grounds, Anuradhapura. All the proceedings of the competition proceeded smoothly under the guidance of Colonel of the Regiment, Major General AWMAWN Ranawana RWP RSP ndc psc and the events concluded on 06 July 2018.
The closing ceremony saw the Colonel of the Regiment gracing the occasion as the chief guest flanked by Regimental council members, Regimental Officers and large number of Other Ranks. Adding colour to the event, a charismatic display had been organized in combination of SLNG Western Band and Regimental Western Bands of MIR,SR and VIR.
A spectacular Karate display by Regimental Karate Team along with a ceremonial parade by sport persons too had been included in the event list.
The Overall championship of the competition was clinched by 5 SLNG and runner up 20 SLNG.3rd place 4 SLNG. A fresh regimental record was placed by S/Q105048 Private Guruge APGDKK by maintaining a height by 6.78m in long jump in 2018. Accordingly, Private Guruge APGDKK was crowned as the best athletic in SLNG Inter-Battalion Athletics Championships “2018”.
