Sri Lanka Junior Spikers eye top place at 2019 Asia Championship

First row seated: Assistant Coach Jagath Sanjaya, Manager Danapala Jayapathma, Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation President MP Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Head Coach Kumara Wendakoon and Assistant Coach M.P.S. Rangika 

Second row from left: H.P.K. Ashanthika Galkotuwa, S.G. Diluskhi Harshani Senarathna, B.A.S. Nethmi Indrachapa Balasooriya, H.P. Nimeshika Sewwandi Gunawardhana (Vice Captain) and H. Koshala Sewwandi. 

Third row from left: M. Chamali Sanjula Karunarathna, A. Tharaki Nelum Priyadarshani, B.D. Rishi Nethra Balasuriya, Kavisha Lakshani Perera (Captain), W. Shehani Ashanga, W.A. Shashika Rawindi Thilakarathna and W. Sachini Silva

A 12-member strong U-23 women’s volleyball team leaves Sri Lankan shores this week to compete for a top finish at the third Asian Women’s U-23 Volleyball Championship 2019 that will be worked-off from 13 to 21 July in Hanoi, Vietnam.

In the previous Asian championship, Sri Lanka secured the 12th place, while Japan became the overall champs. In this year’s tourney Sri Lanka is in Pool D and will compete against Kazakhstan, Hong Kong and Macau in the preliminary round matches.

The National Volleyball team is sponsored by Dialog Axiata, Sri Lanka’s most prolific sponsor of sports, and is also the proud sponsor of the Sri Lankan National Cricket, Rugby and Netball Junior and Senior Teams. 

The company is also the sole sponsor of the President’s Gold Cup Volleyball Championship, Premier Football, and is also a major contributor to schools’ cricket by supporting and uplifting the sport at the grass root level, and Paralympics by powering the Sri Lankan contingent to the Paralympic Games.

The Sri Lanka U-23 women’s squad for 2019 Asian Volleyball Championship.