Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Royal College and Ladies' College ruled the pool in the Under-17 category as winners on the opening day of the National Age Groups Water Polo Championships 2025, organised by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) at the Air Force Aquatic Complex in Ratmalana yesterday.

Royal powered past S. Thomas' College with a dominant 14-3 victory in the boys' segment, while Ladies' crushed Musaeus College 17-3 in the girls' encounter.

The three-day meet began with exciting clashes in the Under-13 age group. Royal College B edged Wesley College 8-7 in a nail-biting opener, before Royal College A demolished S. Thomas' College B by 20-0. S. Thomas' College A also impressed with a 10-7 win over Thurstan College. In the girls' s...