Dialog 4G Home Broadband powers first Asian volleyball championship to be hosted in Sri Lanka

Unveiling the coveted trophy for the AVC First Men’s Challenge Cup.

From left: Dialog Axiata Head of Broadband and Fixed Telecommunications Navin Pieris, Dialog Axiata Group Chief Marketing Officer Amali Nanayakkara, Minister of Sports Faiszer Musthapha, Minister of Power and Renewable Energy, and Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation President Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, and Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation General Secretary A. S. Nalaka

The 2018 edition of the AVC First Men’s Challenge Cup is powered by Ultra High Speed, Dialog 4G Home Broadband as the principal sponsor, and will be held at the Sugathadasa International Stadium, Colombo, in September. The tournament will be the first time Sri Lanka will host an Asian volleyball championship.

The Asian Volleyball Tournament 2018 will kick off on 15 September, while the grand final will be worked off on 22 September at the same venue under the auspices of President Maithripala Sirisena. 

In this year’s tournament, teams from across eight countries, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Mongolia and Iraq, will battle it out with each other to secure top honours in the Asian region.