The University of Kelaniya powered its way to a bronze medal in Rugby at the Sri Lanka University Games (SLUG) 2025, defeating the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka with a convincing 29–05 win in the Consolation Final held on August 3, 2025, at the Niththawela Rugby Ground.
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The University of Kelaniya proudly welcomed back undergraduate-athletes who represented Sri Lanka at the 2025 FISU World University Games held in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. The welcome took place on July 30, 2025, at the Colombo–Bandaranaike International Airport, where university officials and staff gathered to receive the returning champions with great pride and appreciation.
Rasara Wijesuriya, a third-year undergraduate at the Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, pursuing a BSc Honours degree in Sports Science, has made the University and the nation proud by setting a new Sri Lankan national record in the women’s 5000m event on the 26th of the July 2025 at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games – Summer, held in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany.
Rasara Wijesuriya, a third-year undergraduate of the Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, pursuing a BSc Honours degree in Sports Science, has qualified for the finals of the women’s 5000m event at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games – Summer, held in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany.