Dilan elected to FIVB Legal Com.

President of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation Dilan Perera was elected as a member of the Legal Commission of the Sports World governing body, FIVB at its general meeting held in Tokyo from October 23-25. Perera in the first official of the Sri Lankan Volleyball Federation to be elected to a high ranking position of the International governing body since SLVBF's affiliation 50 years ago.

His presence at this meeting also helped him to win the bid to hold next years commonwealth women's volleyball championships in Sri Lanka. Already Canada, Jamaica, Australia, New Zealand, Hongkong, Japan, India and Kenya have confirmed their participation.