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Now MVA-SL’s member companies, players and enthusiasts can log on to the website www.mercantilevolleyballsl.com and get information and updates about the Association’s activities.
The theme song written by popular lyricist Nandana Wickramage was sung by popular young singer Sangeeth Iddamalgoda and the music was composed by well-known musician ThejaIddamalgoda.
The apparel factories dominated last year’s Mercantile Volleyball Tournament conducted by the Association at the National Youth Centre courts at Maharagama. The popular tournament was initiated in 2012 with the prime objective of popularising volleyball within the mercantile sector.
During 2012 and 2013, MVA successfully completed two tournaments with the participation of more than 80 teams in the mercantile sector thus making the tournament a distinct event in the national sports calendar.
The Association was established as an affiliated body of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation to promote the game in Sri Lanka and to provide an opportunity for the private sector employees to take part in this national game. The tournament was initiated in an attempt to provide an opportunity for the youth in the mercantile sector to engage in extracurricular activities and bringing volleyball closer to the hearts of young enthusiasts.
According to MVA President Mangala Perera, Executive Director CW Mackie PLC, the association was successful in achieving the primary objective of providing employment for approximately 1,200 players in the mercantile sector and to popularise the national sport of among the mercantile sector companies.
“The key intention of MVA-SL is to give a professional value and recognition to all the players engaged in the sport within the mercantile sector,” he said. He further stressed that MVA – SL is continuously committed and strives towards making volleyball a well-recognised, professional sport in this country in the years to come.
