Sri Lanka Volleyball Team off to Pakistan

Seated (From left): Susiri Mangala (Instructor), Channa Jayasekara, (Coach), A. S. Nalaka (Secretary, SLVB), Kanchana Jayaratne (President SLVB), Srimal de Silva (Manager), Deepthi Romesh (Captain), Nishan Indika (Assistant Coach). Standing (From left): Manoj Suranga, Maleesha Ravishan, Isuru Madhushan, Praneeth Dinendra, Shehan Vimukthi, Sanuka Madubashana, Wasantha Lakmal, Ayesh Dilhan, Lahiru Pramuditha, Manjula Nalin, Dulanjan Sandeepa, Mahesh Wannigamage and Vimukthi Sagara  

By Susil Premalal  

The Sri Lanka National Men’s Volleyball Team left the island yesterday to participate in the CAVA Nations League Volleyball Championship, which will be held at the Liaqat Gymnasium, PSB Sports Complex in Islamabad, Pakistan from May 11 to 17.  
Veteran volleyball player Deepthi Romesh will lead the team at this event. Sri Lanka will meet Kyrgyzstan on May 11 in their opening encounter followed by the match against Pakistan the following day.  
Six countries namely, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan will participate in this tournament.