Kaushan Samaranayake of Negombo Rifle Club (NRC) emerged the Overall Champion at the ABT Shooting Nationals 2025 held recently at the Clay Target Shooting Club of Colombo (CTSCC) Shooting Range in Payagala.
Behind Kaushan, his team mates Rishan Dias finished at second, while Ambrith Samaranayake completed at overall third among the top clay target shooting athletes of the country.
The battle was among the top six clay target shooting athletes out of the 18 prominent finishers, namely Kaushan Samaranayake, Rishan Dias, Ambrith Samaranayake and Nivantha Waas of NRC and the two stalwarts from CTSCC, Krishan Daniels and Shiratha Peries, whose fierce challenge made the six-way final exciting. After stern rounds for supremacy in the final among the top six contenders, NRC athletes stole the show by pulling off a top-three finish with Kaushan Samaranayake taking the helm as overall champion, followed by Rishan Dias at second and Ambrith Samaranayake at third. CTSCC’s veteran shooting athlete, Shirantha Peries settled in as overall fourth after a close battle for the third position, followed by Nivantha Waas of NRC, who overcame Krishan Daniels of CTSCC to complete the top six.
NRC also dominated the Team Events, claiming the first two spots, with their NRC Alpha claiming the top prize. NRC Beta was placed second and Clay 1 of CTSCC placed third in team events.
Ambrith Samaranayake of NRC, who was placed third in the Overall Championship, spread his dominance in the Super Senior Category, by claiming its win. His team mates from NRC, Shiyam Dias and Dallas Martenstyn were placed second and third respectively.
Neeliya Fernando of House of Sports Shooters, impressed with her performance to claim the win of the Ladies Category, while Jason Patterson gave CTSCC a top finish by claiming the win of the Junior Category. Dimitry Livera of NRC finished at second, followed by Rehan Perera of Siyane Rifle Shooting Club third among juniors.
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