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GOYO, Sri Lanka’s trendiest fitness app and wearable inspiring Sri Lankans towards realistic fitness goals,was honoured with two major awards recently in recognition as a unique and extensive digital fitness platform.
During the country’s annual SLT SILK Sports Awards 2017, held for the third consecutive year GOYO clinched the prestigious ‘SLT SILK Local Sports Brand of the Year’. The glittering event recognises contribution and excellence in the nation’s sporting arena.
The award acknowledged the app’s ability to motivate individual fitness levels through its eco-partner reward system andGOYO Wearable which is linked to the GOYO App helping users monitor and achieve their fitness goals moving towards a healthier lifestyle.
Delighted at receiving two major awards within a month, Harsha Senanayake – General Manager IT said: “As a homegrown fitness app and as a digital technology product borne of the fitness industry we are honoured and elated to have raised the bar for health and fitness goals with Sri Lankans in mind. Recognition for the app demonstrates our ability to showcase creativity, coding and helping to create a disruption in the fitness industry through a great personalised journey based on user objectives and to encourage a healthier lifestyle in a discreet way.”
Honouringits innovative and high-quality product design as the nation’s first homegrown fitness app, GOYO received a Merit Award in the Health & Well-being category at the recent e-Swabhimani Awards 2017, organised by the ICTA Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), the country’s apex ICT Institution together with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure. The illustrious awards honoured outstanding innovators who have impacted society using digital technologies.
The award recognised the app’s attractive wellness platform through an innovative eco-system of partners in motivating users to participate and compete in challenges while receiving fantastic rewards upon completion promoting a localised sustainable shift towards a more fulfilling lifestyle.
The e-Swabhimani Awards Jury panel also commended the app’s innovative use of technology in powering a dynamic fitness community.
Celebrating the season and ringing in the New Year, GOYO is planning to launch ‘GOYO Big Challenge’ which will offer unmatched rewards for its users to start the new year with rewarding fitness resolution. A host of exciting and rewarding prizes are in store for users who complete challenges while motivating everyone towards a healthy lifestyle. Customers can visit goyo.lk or contact the GOYO hotline 011-2990880 for more details.