Sampath Bank held the 28th edition of its annual Inter Branch / Department Quiz Competition at Eagles' Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall, Attidiya recently.

Organized by the Sampath Bank Sports Club, the event was graced by Mr. Tharaka Ranwala, Senior Deputy General Manager – Consumer Banking, Sampath Bank PLC, who is also the President of the Club and Mrs. Shashi Kandambi Jassim, Senior Deputy General Manager – Corporate Banking, Sampath Bank PLC together with other members of the Bank’s corporate management team.

159 teams comprising of 800 members of the Sampath Bank family took part in 5 intense rounds of quizzing throughout the day.

The HR Department Team was crowned the overall champions with the Card Centre B Team emerging as the runners up. The teams from the Aluthgama and Akuressa branches were the champions in the Outstation and Difficult Station categories, respectively.

Photo caption: (Above) HR Department Team with the Overall Champions trophy flanked by Mr. Tharaka Ranwala, Senior Deputy General Manager – Consumer Banking, Sampath Bank PLC (3rd from left) and Mr. Maheel Kuragama, Assistant General Manager – Operations, Sampath Bank PLC (5th from left)

[caption id="attachment_45445" align="alignnone" width="775"] (Left) Card Centre B Team receiving the Overall Runners Up trophy from Mr. Tharaka Ranwala, Senior Deputy General Manager – Consumer Banking, Sampath Bank PLC as Mr. Maheel Kuragama, Assistant General Manager – Operations, Sampath Bank PLC (5th from left) looks on and (right) Aluthgama Branch Team with the Outstation category Champions trophy flanked by Mrs. Shashi Kandambi Jassim, Senior Deputy General Manager – Corporate Banking, Sampath Bank PLC (3rd from left) and Damith Dehipitiya, Vice President - Sports Club, Sampath Bank PLC (5th from left)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_45446" align="alignnone" width="775"] • (Left) Akuressa Branch Team with the Difficult Station category Champions trophy flanked by Mr. Aruna Jayasekara, Group Chief Human Resource Officer, Sampath Bank PLC (3rd from left) and Mahendra Ratnayake, Treasurer – Sports Club, Sampath Bank PLC (7th from left) and (right) Members of the Sampath Bank Sports Club, the organizers of the event[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_45447" align="alignnone" width="775"] The competition in progress[/caption]