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49th Abdul Jabbar Challenge Trophy
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School Chess Tournament Achievements
In the recently concluded Colombo district inter school chess championship held on 22nd & 23rd of October, 2016. Our chess teams performed as below:
Under 9: Many of the team members participated in competitive chess for the first time in their life. We achieved 2 star category after being placed 18th from 49 teams.
Under 11: Again a very inexperienced team with only few members having experience in competitive chess. Here also we achieved 2 star category after being placed 23rd from 56 teams.
Under 13: Achieved 6th place among 57 teams. They were the only team other than Royal(who became first) to be undefeated over all 6 rounds(2 wins and 4 draws). They will be selected to the next round of the school tournament.
Under 15: Achieved 4th place among 32 teams. Leaving some of the better known teams such as Ananda, Nalanda and Lycium to bite the dust. They will also be selected to the next level of the school tournament.
Much happy to announce that Thurstan Orange ball team (under 8) secured 4th place of All Island Inter School 10S Tennis Tournament held last week at SLTA courts. In this category 20 teams were participated.
1st round
| St. Johns College ? Jaffna | Won | 3/2 |
| St. Thomas ?Mount? B | Won | 5/0 |
| St. Joseph ? Negombo | Lost | 2/3 |
| Maliyadeva ?B? | Won | 3/2 |
Quarter final played with St. Thomas ?Mount? A and our players won 3/0 and selected to semi final.
Semi final played with Royal ?Blue? (A) and lost to 3/1.
For the Third place again played with St. Joseph ? Negombo and lost 3/2, hard luck.
Red ball team (under 7) selected to quarter finals among 26 teams and defeated to Ananda ?A? by 3/0.
We must thank our head coach Prasanna Athauda and his assistants for this achievement. They work hard by conducting morning (5.45 to 7am) and evening practice sessions daily, over the period of past one month to bring our boys to this achievement.
Last year, Red balls and Orange balls both teams secured 4th place of the tournament for the 1st time.
Thurstan College Swimming Captain Anupa Manjith Gamage has represented Sri Lanka in the SAAC 2016 and won a Silver Medal in 200×4 Relay and 2 Bronze Medals in 400m and 800m Free Style Events.
Anupa has started swimming with our present coach Mr. L V Fernando until he joined Mr. Wilson at the age of 14 and later he joined with Mr. Julian Bolling and presently he is being continued practicing in Mr. Julians squad and the Thurstan College Squad.
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2016 Thurstanite Brass
2016 Thurstanite Brass
Organized by the Senior Brass Band of Thurstan College
For Tickets, Call
Anura : 0771151444
Sajitha : 0773830524
Junior Old Boys Union has shared the appreciation with Mr. Chandramohan , Director Auto Miraj who has been partnering with JOBU for many years with the car wash project.
Annual car wash project will be commenced by 01st October to 30th November exclusively from Auto Miraj points.
Tennis is a popular sport and is played at all levels of society and one of most active sports played at Thurstan College with more than 100 students attending practices every week. Three tennis courts, willing support from tennis loving old boys is a luxury most school boys in other school do not enjoy.
?Thurstan College Tennis Championship 2016? will be held for the 3rd consecutive year from 12th September ? 16th September 2016 at College Tennis Courts. With this tournament, they are internally ranking players to meet future challenges of the game.
This event annually organized by Tennis committee of Old Boys Union. If you need further clarification with regard to this event, you may contact Mr. Prasanna Wanigasooriya/Functional Secretary ? Tennis on 077 2962500.