Sri Lankan women cagers for Singapore

BASKETBALL: The Sri Lanka women's basketball team will take part in the second FIBA Asia Championship for Young Women which will be worked off in Singapore from December 20 to 27, this year.

Sri Lankan women cagers will take part in the level II competition and play against Singapore, Kuwait, Indonesia, Iraq and Uzbekisten.

Asia's leading teams China, Korea, Japan, Chinese, Taipei, Thailand and India will battle for honours in the Level I competition.

The three top teams will qualify to play in the World Championship for women in Moscow, Russia in June, 2007. The Sri Lanka women's basketball team will be captained by Benika Thalagala.

The Sri Lanka women's basketball team for Singapore.

Benika Talagala (Captain), Prasadi Fonseka, Chethani Peiris, Anjalee Ekanayake, Manarangi Jayasinghe, Solange Gunawijaya, Shashikala Romaine, Piumi Gunawardena, Sulochana Iddamalgoda, Dilrufa Samith, Erangi Gallage, Shanali Weerasooriya

Stand-byes

O. Karunarathna, H. K. Silva, N. Paiva,

Officials

Mrs. G. F. Dissanayake - Manager, Mrs. S. Kurumbalapitiya - Lady chaperon, M. Hayaz Haroon - Coach, B. Kumudapperuma - Referee