Boost for baseball in Sri Lanka
Yasaratne GAMAGE
The Kamenoi Hotel Chain in Japan recently donated Rs 8.5 million for
the construction of the South Asia's first ever Baseball ground which is
now under construction at Mahinda Rajapakse International Sports
Complex, Diyagama, Homagama.
The donation has been made by the Chairman of Kamenoi Hotel Chain ,
Anami Asou on the request of Sujeewa Wijayanayake , the president of
Japan Sri Lanka Baseball Association and an international umpire for
baseball who is also a Senior Executive Manager in the Hotel Chain. The
Japanese Government and JICA have also donated Rs 10 million for the
construction which commenced on May 11 this year. |