Imperial Blaze 2026 concluded in September following two weeks of competition across rugby, basketball, cricket and football, with more than 20 universities taking part.

Imperial College of Business Studies (ICBS) won the Overall Championship Shield with 325 points. SLIIT finished first runner-up with 275 points, while Curtin University placed second runner-up with 135 points. The shield was presented by Tharindu Wijewardane, Country Head at CIMA Sri Lanka.

In rugby, Imperial won the Cup, with SLIIT finishing first runner-up and ECU second runner-up. Curtin University won the Plate, ahead of SAB Campus, while BMS received the Fair Play award.

Basketball saw KDU win the women’s category, followed by Imperial as first runner-up and SLIIT as second runner-up. In the men’s category, SLIIT claimed the title, with Curtin University finishing first runner-up and Imperial second runner-up. Curtin University also received the Fair Play award.

Imperial won the cricket Championship, with IIT as first runner-up and ECU as second runner-up. APIIT received the Fair Play award.

In football, ERP won the Cup, with SAB Campus finishing first runner-up and SLIIT second runner-up. SLIIT City University won the Plate, while Imperial finished as Plate runner-up and APIIT received the Fair Play award.

Imperial Blaze 2026 also featured five Imperial students as Guests of Honour, all recognised as national-level athletes: Pawantha Weerasinghe, Mohamed Rifan, Simron Yoganathan, Sasindu Gajanayake, Nabeel Nizam.