Dialog National Netball Championship 2021 over the weekend in Kandy

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From left: NFSL Secy. Kumudini Gomes, Dialog Axiata Head of Marketing Ashani Senaratne, NFSL President Ranjani Jayakody, and NFSL Treasurer Sanjeevani Wanasinghe

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 from 22 to 23 January 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 tournament 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,” NFSL President Ranjani Jayakody 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 ‘Thepapare.com’, Dialog ViU mobile app and will also be shown live on Dialog TV Channel 140.

Dialog Axiata is the proud sponsor of the Sri Lanka National Cricket, Volleyball and Netball teams. The company also has a close association with the President’s Gold Cup Volleyball, Junior Volleyball, National Junior Netball tourneys, Schools Rugby League, Knockout and Sevens tourneys, Premier Football, Schools Cricket, and Paralympic sports - by powering the Army Para Games, National Para Games and the Sri Lankan contingent to the World Paralympic Games.