Sports at the Faculty

There are annual sports events such as Inter-Faculty and Inter-University tournaments and Intef-Faculty Freshers tournaments. In addition to these, the most celebrated sports event of the university sports calendar -Sri Lanka University Games (SLUG), is held at a selected University once in every 3 years. Students are also encouraged to participate in the World University Sports Festival which is held once in every two years. The Physical Education Unit also organizes many sports events in collaboration with sports bodies in the country. At the end of each year, a Colors Award Ceremony is held and those who excel in different sports activities at recognized tournaments will be awarded with colours.

The students of the Faculty of Engineering take actively take part in sports activities. The students can take part in 21 sports that are facilitated within the university. The faculty premises has a well equipped weight training room, a multipurpose play ground for Athletics Elle, Hockey Rugger, Football, Cricket Road Race, Netball, Base ball , and facilities for Badminton, Table Tennis, Chess, Basketball, Carrom, Karate. At university level annual sports events such as Inter-Faculty and Inter-University tournaments are held. In addition to these, a two weeks long University Sports Festival named SLUG is held at a selected University once in every 3 years. Students are also encouraged to participate in the World University Sports Festival which is held once in every two years. .

Engineering faculty students are among the best performers in interfaculty tournaments. Many of our best sportsmen and women have shown their talents in many interuniversity level games enabling them to represent the national university teams as well as to take part in world university games. At the end of each year, a Colors Award Ceremony is held and those who excel in different sports activities at tournaments and meets are awarded colours in which many of our sports men and women receive university colours.

Past and present sports enthusiasts of the faculty have formed the Engineering Faculty Sports Club. Together they are working hard for the betterment of the sports in the engineering faculty through the development of sportsmen and women as well as sports infrastructure within the faculty.

The Engineering faculty is equipped with a novel gymnasium and a playground located near the vicinity of the faculty for carrying out indoor and outdoor sports. The upper floor of the faculty canteen is used as the physical fitness unit along with the weight lifting equipment, which is also facilitating carom, chess and table tennis. The coaching is available for university level teams and sometimes, services of an external coach / trainer is sought out on part time basis.

The university is granting special facilities for students who are representing the university team / pool in university level tournaments. Sports equipment and gear are available for them freely for playing. A subsistence of LKR. 500 is paid per day when a student participates in an event held outside the University. For team events, the required clothing is provided to students at a cost of only 20% of the value. If the student is representing several sports, the cost would be charged only once. For practice sessions of Inter University Championships, the University provides an amount of LKR. 50 per day per student as a nourishment allowance.

The university is organizing several sports tournaments throughout the year. In addition, university level tournaments are organized by Sri Lanka University Sports Association (SLUSA).

This tournament is organized among the first year students in all faculties in University of Ruhuna for the purpose of discovering talented students in sports to make the selections for the faculty teams at the earliest stages of their university life.

The Inter-faculty tournaments are organized within the university among faculties for each year. The faculty teams are selected based on the performance at faculty level selection games organized by the physical education unit of the faculty

These games are organized in between Sri Lanka University Games and conducted at different universities depending on the type sport. The university teams are selected from a pool of players based on their performances and skills demonstrated during the Inter-Faculty games. The selected players for university teams are eligible for subsistence’s and allowances granted from the university

The SLUG is a major sporting event that is being organized by SLUSA. SLUG tournaments are held once in three years with the participation of all the universities in the country. This tournament is hosted by a selected university, and the majority of the games are held there within a span of months. In addition, winners of the SLUG and Inter-University Championship are given the opportunity to represent the country as university undergraduates in international tournaments such as Asian University Championship and World University Games, which are held once every two years.

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