Lankan spikers arrive in India

Chinthaka WASALA reporting from India

VOLLEYBALL: Sri Lanka spikers led by Nalin Sampath arrived in India today to compete at the commonwealth Volleyball Championships which commences on Monday in Kolkata.

The other countries participating in this year’s championship are South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Sri Lanka team has two new comers to the side included this year due to the retirement of former captain Kalika Wasanthapriya and another senior.

The two new comers to the side are Janitha Sarath from Negombo Sport Club who was a member of the Junior team last year and D. Priyashantha from Karandeniya who is also promoted to the senior side from the junior team.

The Lankan team is managed by A.A. Jayatissa while other officials are Sarath de Silva (Coach) Lalith Premalal (Asst Coach) Kalika Wasanthapriya, Trainer and Wimal Amarasinghe. The team: Nalin Sampath (Captain), Sameera Prageeth, Morris Chaminda, Dimuthu Upashantha, Janitha Sarath, Melan Jayawardena, Shamil Malinda, Tharaka Abeykoon, Mervyn Kodagoda, Chaminda Priyadharshana, Udaya Rukmal, and Lasantha Abeyratne.