Sports Festival of Old Royalists Engineering Professionals’ Association – Student Chapter was successfully held on 11th September at Royal College Junior Grounds from 8.00 A.M. to 6.00 P.M.

The Old Royalists Engineering Professionals’ Association (OREPA) is an association of Old Royalists which has been invested as a professional body under Royal College Union. OREPA is a vast gathering of top professionals in engineering, architecture and related fields in the country with many of its members holding Chartered Professional status from Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka. OREPA Student Chapter comprises of undergraduates of the fields of Engineering from around the country.  Sports Festival – 2016 was organized by the OREPA Student Chapter to develop fellowship among its membership.

The event witnessed the participation of more than 200 undergraduates from University of Moratuwa, Unversity of Peradeniya and Kothalawela Defence University. 11 teams from aforementioned universities battled it out for the championship throughout 20 games and a team from University of Moratuwa emerged victors.

Commenting on the event, member of the event organising committee told that the event was organised for the first time and that the response and participation of the membership was impressive. He also added that they are planning on expanding the membership among other universities as well.