Sports
St. Benedict's College, since its inception in 1865, has been in the forefront of Sport in the Island.specially in Soccer and Basketball, produced nationals for both games yesteryear and current years, The school has been pioneers and front-runners of many sporting activities throughout the decades. The College produced the All-Island Champion Cricket team in 1964/65, was the first ever school to introduce Rugby to the Schooling sector in the whole country, became All-Island Athletic Champions in 2008, All-Island Football Champions in 2006, 2007 and 2008, All-Island Basketball Champions in 2006 & 2009 and All-Island Hockey Champions in 2007. The College continues to perform well in every Sports tournament reflecting the talent, dedication and courage of the Benedicties.
The list of Sports at St. Benedict's College are as follows:
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The College owns a fully equipped modern-day Gymnasium to address the fitness issues of all sportsmen. There's also a fully equipped Sports-Hostel to provide Accommodation to Sportsmen who come to Colombo from far, for Sporting events. The College grounds is situated at Bloemendhal Road, which consists of Cricket pitches and turf, Rugby posts, football goals and Hockey goals. It also provides facilities for various Athletic disciplines.
Within the College premises, the College has 2 Basketball Courts, of which one could be used for night games, a Gymnasium for Gymnastics and Acrobatics training and a state-of-the-art Swimming Pool with viewing facilities. The Swimming Pool was constructed in the year 2010 with the facilities for as many as 100 spectators to view the action.
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