Clubs and Sports
In the university there are forty three Students’ societies and associations functioning in the university engaging in activities and interests. The university has a strong Rotaract movement with clubs established in three faculties.
Sports activities of the university are implemented by the Department of Physical Education via the University Amalgamated Club. The Amalgamated Club includes 29 Captains and Vice-Captains of the major sports played by the UoC at an inter university level. The Sports Board is an advisory body to the Department of Physical Education. Annually the university takes part in the Inter University sports Championships and the University Games. Within the university itself inter-faculty tournaments and the University Championship are held and University Colours awarded. The UoC has links with many sports bodies such as Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union, Tennis Association of Sri Lanka, Colombo Rowing Club, etc.
Facilities for most sports are provided within the university, with a gymnasium for indoor sports and the university sports ground for out door sports. The swimming and rowing team has use of the swimming pool of Royal College Colombo and the Colombo Rowing Club facilities respectively.
The University of Colombo are the overall champions of the Sri Lanka University Games which is held every four years among the public universities of Sri Lanka. The university is also the most successful in the games winning 8 out of the 10 championships since its inception in 1980.
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