Musaeus sweep all age category titles

The 40th All-Island Schools Games Badminton Championship 2026, held at the Hormus Indoor Stadium in Malabe from October 2 to 4, saw Musaeus College in Colombo achieve an extraordinary feat by clinching all three girls' team titles in the Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 age categories. The championship, organized by the Ministry of Education, attracted 150 teams from across all nine provinces.

Musaeus College emerged victorious in the Under-16 category, outshining Sujatha Vidyalaya, Matara, and Southlands College, Galle. Their dominance continued in the Under-18 category, where Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Colombo, finished as runners-up, followed by Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda, in third place. Thidasa Weragoda of St. Benedict's College and Thenuki Ayansa de Silva of Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya, Galle, were recognized as the best players of the Badminton 2026.

Building on their girls' dominance, Musaeus College completed an unprecedented clean sweep by winning the Under-20 title, defeating Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya, Badulla, and securing third place with Sujatha Vidyalaya. In the boys' events, St. Joseph's College, Colombo, claimed the Under-16 crown, Dharmaraja College, Kandy, took the Under-18 title, while Ananda College, Colombo, secured the Under-20 championship.

Notably, W. M. Thidasa Weragoda of St. Benedict's College and M. G. Thenuki Ayansa de Silva of Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya, Galle, were honored as the best schools badminton players of 2026 based on their outstanding performances in the Under-20 age group.