Munchee boost for Ambepitiya

Chris Dhambarage

Munchee has once again come forward to extend its assistance for Commonwealth Youth Gold medallist Shehan Ambepitiya. An agreement to this effect was signed at the CBL Head Office recently.

Munchee will provide its sponsorship for the athlete during the period of next four years enabling him to develop his talents and capabilities in track and field.

The ultimate objective of Munchee Sponsorship is to help Shehan Ambepitiya to win a medal at the next Olympic Games. The partnership between CBL and Shehan Ambepitiya started three years ago when he was a budding but not a popular athlete.

However Munchee believed Ambepitiya had the potential and the capability of rising to the top and decided to sponsor him following a request by R.I.T. Alles Chairman and founder of the Gateway International College.

Nandana Wickramage Group Director and the Head of Marketing of Ceylon Biscuits Limited said that as a local company they are pleased to help a talented sportsman who is striving to become the country's third athlete to win a medal at the Olympic Games after Duncan white and Susanthika Jayasinghe.

The Munchee Sponsorship will span over four years and from the second year onwards CBL will make a 20% increment to its annual grant depending on athlete's performance.

This sponsorship will cover Ambepitiya's expenses for overseas training, and participating in some of the major International meets here and abroad.

Shehan Ambepitiya an eighteen year Schoolboy from Gateway International College brought honours to the country by winning three gold medals at the third Commonwealth Youth Games held in India, Last year. He had earlier finished seventh in the 100 metre event at the World Youth Championships in Poland.