Unmatched MAS rules athletics arena with five tiles

MAS Holdings were crowned winners of the 40th Annual Mercantile Athletics Championship as they ruled the Track and Field arena at Diyagama last month with a brilliant overall performance in all disciplines to prove their mettle as undisputed champions of the corporate athletics arena for yet another year. 

MAS secured an impressive 560 overall points and a commanding 296 points lead against the runners-up.

One of the most anticipated sporting events in Sri Lanka’s corporate athletic calendar – the 2025 edition of the Mercantile Athletics Championships was organised by the Mercantile Athletics Federation that marked 40 years of sporting excellence, camaraderie and corporate unity. 

Over 80 companies and over 3000 athletes contested three days of high-intensity track and field action.

The MAS team excelled with flying honours by clinching five category championships which paved the path for the all-important overall championship title. 

They were overall women’s champions with 341 points, overall men’s champions with 214 points, overall women’s Masters’ champions with 273 points, overall men’s Masters’ champions with 188 points and overall women’s Novices champions with 49 points that made them undisputed winners with 560 points.

The runners-up were SLT Mobitel with 254 points while Sri Lankan Airlines ended in third place.

MAS continued their success from last year which saw them bagging the 39th edition of the tournament where they won both the Men’s, Women’s, Women’s and Men’s Masters and Novices titles to taste overall championship glory with 585 points.

A spokesperson for MAS Holdings said the continued momentum showcased by the MAS athletes was a testament to their unwavering commitment towards sports irrespective of age barriers in all formats.