Rajiva Wijetunge excels in TT and Athletics-by Rajiva Wijetunge Rajiva Wijetunge Source:Dailynews represented Sri Lanka Masters in 2001. Rajiva has won Twenty Six (26) medals for Sri Lanka since 2001. The highlights of his Masters career was when he won a Silver and a Bronze medal at the World Masters Games in Table Tennis and Two (2) Bronze medals at the Asian Masters Athletics Championships for the men’s Discus Throw and Shot Putt events. ...
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Wijetunge completes fifty years as a sportsman-BY TB RAHAMAN Rajiva Wijetunga Source:Sundayobserver Very few people will know that sportsman Rajiva Wijetunge has completed fifty years in sporting activities this year. This is because he is an unassuming person who continued to do what he loved most and did not look for wide publicity. Neither did he shine in one particular sport to be the cynosure of all eyes and be under the spotlight in the media. He continued to be involved actively and as an administrator for table tennis. He attended Royal College Colombo where he did athletics, cricket and table tennis with much success. His pet events in athletics were the shot putt and discus throw and emerged as champion in the under-14, 15, 16, 17 and 19 categories from 1972 to ’79. He also represented Royal at the Public Schools meets, Ceylon Junior Schools Games and National Schools ...
