Alex Obeysekere Explained

Alexander Indrajith Obeysekere (March 1918 – 28 April 2002)^[1] was a Ceylonese sportsman. He won a Bronze medal at the 1950 British Empire Games. He was the welterweight champion in the 1940s and was a member of the Ceylon contingent to the 1948 Olympic Games. He went on the represented Ceylon in boxing in 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland winning the Bronze medal in welterweight.^[2]

He was born in Colombo to Donald Obeyesekere and was educated the Royal College, Colombo.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ob/alex-obeysekera-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111135/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ob/alex-obeysekera-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 24 May 2013.
2. http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=13085 Revival of Royal vs Trinity boxing dual after lapse of 50 years
3. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen3051.htm Alex Obeyesekere and the golden era of boxing