Sajitha Withanage won the ‘Soorya Overall Top 40 Youth Leader of the Year’ award at the 2024 edition of the Top 40 Youth Awards at the Shangri-la Hotel last week.
The awards ceremony is conducted by WIM (Women in Management) and the Youth Council of Sri Lanka to identify and reward the best performing youth of Sri Lanka.
The chief guest was State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon. Brand Ambassador for Soorya, Yasodha Wimaladharma was also present.
Withanage received the award for achieving three As in his Advanced Level Bio Science examination and scoring 100 runs as the cricket captain of Nalanda College, in the Annada-Nalanda big match.
This year’s regional winners of the Top 40 Youth Awards 2024 were Kanishta Michael of the Central Province, Jayanthan Amalanathan – Eastern Province, Mininuwan Bandara – North Central Province, Lilan Udayanga – North Western Province, Rachika Anjana from the Sabaragamuwa Province, Bhagya Liyanage – Southern Province, Chamodi Prabodha – Uva Province, and Randil Perera – Western Province. Director, Sun Match Company, the sponsors of the the awards, Gowri Rajan said, “The event celebrates the exceptional achievements and innovations of the inspiring youth talent of Sri Lanka. We at Sun Match are proud being a partner of this event. Since the inception of these awards five years ago, we have proudly supported the nurturing of the next generation of leaders and innovators in Sri Lanka with WIM.”
“We want our brand to advocate and empower youth and support the next generation of leaders, innovators, and change makers,” she said.
