RUZAIK FAROOK
COLOMBO — The Zahira College Batch of ’98 recently organized a badminton tournament for old boys at the St. Thomas’ College Sports Complex on Sunday October 4 with 24 teams participating in the competition.
In the Masters and Open Categories, Colombo Badminton Club emerged as champions. Team members Shazly Oowise, Rizwan Thahir, and Reezan Seedin were awarded a cash prize of Rs. 15,000, along with certificates, medals, and the championship trophy.
The runners-up received a cash prize of Rs. 10,000, together with a trophy and certificates.
Certificates were presented to the participating team members by the tournament sponsors. The sponsors included Platinum Sponsor Mohamed Imthinam, CEO of Ocean Cargo; Gold Sponsor O.T.K.M. Shiham, Managing Director of Shimla Jewellery and Gems; and Bronze Sponsors Arshad Ibrahim, CEO of Medi Hub, and Mohamed Muzeen, CEO of Ocean Horizon (Pvt) Ltd.
President of the Batch of ’98 Aashick Shaffy, Secretary Naziq Careem, Project Chairman Shiham Aboobucker, and other batch members were also present at the event.
