Gateway College’s Under-20 Girls’ badminton team emerged champions at the TISSL Badminton Tournament, defeating Lyceum International School, Ratnapura, 3–2 in a closely contested final. The tournament was held on 31 October and 1 November at the Mercantile Badminton Courts and was organised by Leeds International School.

Gateway topped its group after recording victories over Ilma International School and Colombo International School (CIS). In the semi-final, Gateway defeated Lyceum International School, Panadura, 3–2, before overcoming Lyceum International School, Ratnapura, by the same margin in the final to secure the championship.

The victorious Gateway team comprised Chanumi Thebuwena, ThivyatharaniThayaratnam, Warangana de Silva, PiyumdiPiyara Hewage, Minuli Marasinghe, MethukiHandugoda and Brinda de Silva. Adding to the team’s success, Warangana de Silva was named Best Female Player of the Tournament.

The achievement further strengthens Gateway College’s proud tradition in badminton. Former Gateway players who have represented Sri Lanka include Rashmi Mudalige in singles and doubles, Natasha Gunasekara in doubles and Vishwani Wanniarachchi in singles. Gateway’s other teams also recorded strong performances at the tournament. The Under-20 Boys’ and Under-14 Boys’ teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the Under-14 Girls’ team advanced to the quarter-finals.