Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Sujeewa to officiate in baseball WC

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Sri Lanka’s Sujeewa Wijayanaya­ke has been selected to officiate in the 29th Under-18 Baseball World Cup which will be held from August 30 to September 8 in South Korea.

Japan, USA, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Australia, Netherland­s, Canada, Panama, Nicaragua, China, South Africa, Spain will participat­e in this

tournament representi­ng Asia, Ocenia, Europe and the Africa regions.

Sujeewa who is the Chairman, High Performanc­e of the Sri Lanka Amateur Baseball/ Softball Associatio­n is a qualified Internatio­nal Umpire and has officiated at the Asian games and several other major events both at home and overseas.

This is the first time that a Sri Lankan Umpire has been selected to officiate in a World Cup.

 ??  ?? Sujeewa Wijayanaya­ke
Sujeewa Wijayanaya­ke

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