2 Sri Lankan students to represent country at Chinese proficiency finals in China

COLOMBO, June 4 (Xinhua) — Two Sri Lankan university students won first prize at the 24th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, which was held at Colombo Port City on Tuesday.

The two students are Madhavi Kumari Weerasekara from the University of Peradeniya, who was trained by the Confucius Institute at the University of Colombo, and P. Sathya Jinali Pilapitiya from the University of Colombo. Their achievement gives them the opportunity to represent Sri Lanka at the competition’s final stage in China. The event, held by the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, was organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Kelaniya in partnership with CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd…..| read more on News.cn