Lanka Bell joins ‘Sports 1st Platinum Awards’ as Official Telecommunication Partner

Lanka Bell Managing Director Dr. Prasad Samarasingha (extreme right) handing over the sponsorship cheque to MTV Group Director Aditya Ray and MBC Group Director Shanthi Bhagirathan at a media conference held to launch the Platinum Awards 2017 at the Sports Ministry Auditorium recently

Sri Lanka’s leading telecommunication services provider, Lanka Bell has come forward as the ‘Official Telecommunication Partner’ of the Sports 1st Platinum Awards 2017 organised by the MTV/MBC media networks of the Capital Maharaja Organisation Ltd. (CMOL).

Sports 1st Platinum Awards is an Awards Night to recognise and celebrate outstanding performances by sportsman and sportswomen in the country. The awards are presented to sports personalities, whose performances shone brightest at both local and international level during the period of September 2015 to October 2016. 

Commenting on this Sponsorship, Lanka Bell Managing Director Dr. Prasad Samarasinghe said: “Sports of whatever kind is known to unify all human beings irrespective of caste, race or creed and is thus encouraged at every level of society, both locally, regionally and internationally. As Sri Lanka’s leading telecommunication services provider, we’re thus honoured to partner with MTV/MBC media networks and celebrate the achievements of our sportsmen and sportswomen.”

This is the second successive year the Awards Nights is being organised and will be held on 31 March at the Stein Studios.