At the sponsorship presentation: From left: Kumudini Gomes – Secretary, Netball Federation of Sri Lanka, Ashani Senaratne – Head of Marketing, Dialog Axiata PLC, Ranjani Jayakody – President, Netball Federation of Sri lanka, Sanjeevani Wanasinghe – Treasurer, Netball Federation of Sri lanka.
Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC, continuing its promise of uplifting Sri Lanka sports has come forth once again for the third consecutive year to power the Dialog National Netball Championship 2021, which will be played on January 22 and 23 at the Digana Ground, Kandy.
This year’s Dialog National Netball Championship 2021 will see 34 teams island-wide battle it out for top honours. The preliminary round of the tourney will be played in a league structure and from there onwards will be played on a knockout basis.
The Dialog National Netball Championship is the premier tournament conducted by the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka (NFSL) annually to identify and select talented players, coaches and umpires to train them to be champions of tomorrow in the international arena.
“The National Netball Championship is the most important tourney in the annual domestic calendar and I’m indeed thankful for Dialog Axiata for extending their support for the sport especially at a time the country and the economy is impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Ranjani Jayakody, President, Netball Federation of Sri Lanka said. “The National Team has performed well in the past few years, hence tourneys such as the Dialog National Netball Championship is critical to maintain the form of national players and discover new talent.”
As the principal sponsor, Dialog Axiata has made arrangements to LIVE stream the match via the papare.com, Dialog ViU mobile app and will also be shown LIVE on Dialog TV Channel 140.