St. Thomas won the T. N. Fernando Trophy by beating Royals in the the 39th annual Regatta at the Colombo Rowing Club on Saturday October, 27. Thomians regained the trophy after three years and they beat Royals by 38 -14.
Even the presence of an Olympic Champion, Mahe Drysdale couldn’t push Royalists to a winning platform, where Thomians had a cakewalk.
Drysdale, who won the Olympic Gold in single sculls at London Olympics 2012, was sponsored by T-Sips to boost Royal spirits at the annual Regatta.
Out of the eight events conducted during the afternoon, five of them won by Thomians.
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