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STC ATHLETICS 1950-53 Through the lens of Legendary Thomian Athlete – by  M. Balasubramaniam “ONE CAN NEVER REPAY” – by M. Balasubramaniam In the year 1945 I gained admission to this magnificent College temporarily situated at St Paul’s Milagirya, Bambalapitiya as our Mount Lavinia premises was occupied by the British Army. They made it into a makeshift hospital for the soldiers for the soldiers who required medical attention during the Second World War. In 1946 The British Army moved out from the College premises and College shifted back to its main premises in Mount Lavinia. My school like until 1950 was like that of any other student with not much interest in activities. Then in 1950, for some unknown reason, I participated in Athletics at the house Meet and was placed second in the Discus throwing event and third place in the High Jump for the under 16 age group. ...