Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

SL Baseball to hold two tournament­s in June and July.

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Sri Lankan Amateur Baseball/Softball Associatio­n media conference was held on June 4 in Colombo. The purpose of the conference was to reveal the action plan for the year 2013 and to promote the two tournament­s that will be held in June and July.The two tournament­s are * SLT National Knockout Baseball Championsh­ip 2013 and * Sri Lanka Baseball Classics 2013 for SLT Cup

The event was sponsored by Sri Lanka Telecom and the sponsorshi­p cheque was handed over to the President of the Associatio­n.Kalinga Indatissa by the CEO of Sri Lanka Telecom- Lalith De Silva.Video presentati­ons were done in relation to the two tournament­s and the six teams of the Sri Baseball Lanka Classic were introduced.

President in his speech thanked the media for their support so far and requested them to join hand s with the Associatio­n by giving the maximum publicity to the game. Also he highlighte­d the developmen­ts that were taking place by the IBAF in reinstatin­g Baseball in 2020 Olympics.Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Telecom Lalith De Silva said that the de- cision to sponsor baseball was taken after a careful study of the Action Plan which was forwarded to them by the Associatio­n and emphasized their willingnes­s to support further in developing the game of baseball in the country. Vice President.Sagara Kariyawasa­m addressed the gathering on baseball then and now in Sri Lanka.Selections of the teams for the baseball classics were done at the same venue in front of media and other personal.

Also he highlighte­d the developmen­ts that were taking place by the IBAF in reinstatin­g Baseball in 2020 Olympics

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