Mobitel Telports Lankan youth to bridge the gap

Richard Dwight

Following on the laurels of hosting the Beijing Olympics as one of the bests in its history, China is the venue for the 1st ever World Mind Sports Games to be held from October 3 to 18 in Beijing.

Sri Lanka will be represented by a six-member team participating in the under-28 age group category, in the world renowned mind sports ‘bridge’. The World Bridge Federation has received wide representation with 72 countries expected to vie for the Gold Medal.

The Bridge Championship worked out on a ‘team’ basis, will have a preliminary stage and gradual qualification to the final team play-off. The six member Sri Lankan team will be accompanied by the President of the Bridge Federation of Sri Lanka as the non-playing captain and a coach.

Mobitel in its endeavour to promote Sri Lanka is a part travel sponsor of six members of the contingent comprised a young talented team, testing the Sri Lankan mind-power with the rest of the world. The organisers of the ‘World Mind Sports Games’ are the proud and generous hosts of all the teams participating in the games.

The team selected and approved by The Ministry of Sports after trials conducted by the Bridge Federation of Sri Lanka is as follows:

Raveen Wickramasinghe, Donovan Abeyewardene, Eranga Illangsinghe, Indika Fernando, Nirosha Akmeemana, Lilani Karunarathne, Non-Playing Captain - Y.R. Karunaratne, Coach and Chaperone - Manel de Niese.

The young team representing Sri Lanka at this historic 1st World Mind Sport Games is a commendable effort and an opportunity as ambassadors to fly the Sri Lankan flag amongst the best nations of the world.