Over 5,000 teams expected for DSI Super Sport VB tournament
Entries for the 19th DSI Super Sport Schools Volleyball Championships will be available from February 28 at respective schools and all DSI showrooms across the island.
Completed applications should be submitted to the nearest DSI Showroom while they can also be posted to the Marketing Department at 2S7, High Level Road, Navinna, Maharagama.
Applications must be submitted by March 29.
The tournament is being conducted by the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation and the Schools Volleyball Association.
The tournament will be conducted in two stages namely, District Level and National Level under five age groups: Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Under17 and Under-19 (Girls and Boys).
The Under-11 Boys/girls category was added for the first time last year.
The tournament will be held at both, district and national levels and will be held as follows:
■ District Level: April 27 - May 5 ■ National Level: July 1 – 7 ■ Finals – July 27- 28
The final matches will be held at the National Youth Service Council (NYSC) courts, Maharagama.
Initiated by DSI in 1999 along with the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation and the Ministry of Education, the purpose of the championship is to provide an opportunity as well as necessary support to rural and urban volleyball players as well as a platform of national standard for them to show off their skills and further build their careers in both the national and international arena. The initiation of the schools’ volleyball championship has contributed in the development of nearly 40 sports personalities.
It is a significant occasion for us at DSI, as 2019 marks the 19th year of the DSI Super Sport Schools Volleyball Championship.
At the point of initiation, a total of 198 teams participated in the championship. This year the organisers expect the participation of over 5,000 teams from across the island.
A press conference took place at the Olympic House chaired by Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (MP), President, Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation and Thusitha Rajapaksa, Managing Director, D.Samson and Sons Pvt. Ltd.
“It is a significant occasion for us at DSI, as 2019 marks the 19th year of the DSI Super Sport Schools Volleyball Championship. It is both a pleasure and privilege for DSI to sponsor this muchanticipated annual event, which serves as a platform of recognition for talented young sportsman/women from schools all across the island.
It is also our hope that the DSI Super Sport Schools Volleyball Championship will play a crucial role in developing and popularising Volleyball as the national sport of our country,” Rajapaksa said.
It is also our hope that the DSI Super Sport Schools Volleyball Championship will play a crucial role in developing and popularising Volleyball as the national sport of our country