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Marksman Daya Rajasingha won the National title at the age of 18 Daya Rajasingha Source:Dailynews Daya Bertram Rajasingha who represented Sri Lanka in rifle shooting events at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972, had a wealth of experience for his age of 24 years at that time. He was born on May 26, 1948 in Colombo as Daya Rajasingham and changed his name to Daya Rajasingha in 1972. His father, who was a Major in the Sri Lanka Army, was himself a well-known marksman. Following his footsteps, Daya won the 600 yards Navy Shooting Competition at Trincomalee when he was only 16 years old. ...