The Sri Lankan National Championships is underway in Colombo with the support of neutral officials and Referees & Judges
The Sri Lankan National Boxing Championships for the elite female and male boxers is underway in their capital city in Colombo. The national competition is the next phase of selections before the main goals of the year therefore all of the best Sri Lankan women and men boxers are attending in Colombo. Singapore’s ASBC EC member Mr. Syed Abdul Kadir is working in the Sri Lankan National Boxing Championships as official.
The Boxing Association of Sri Lanka invited neutral referees & judges from various Asian nations to arrange fair play and clear scorings in the National Boxing Championships. Experienced international R&Js as Chinese Taipei’s duo Liu Ming Li and Chan Hung Ming, South Korea’s Kim Ji Hyun, Singapore’s Steve Nathan and Indonesia’s Muhammad Arisa Putra are supporting the success of the Sri Lankan National Boxing Championships.
The Sri Lankan national team is planning to attend more international events this year following their success at the 2019 South Asian Games where their light heavyweight (81kg) boxer Wanni Arachchige Rumesh Sandakelum claimed an unexpected gold medal which increased the popularity of boxing in Sri Lanka.
The President of the Boxing Association of Sri Lanka and ASBC EC member Mr. Dian Gomes believes that the South Asian country could be a power in our sport for long term. The Sri Lankan management has got strong future plans and strategy to develop the country’s boxing life launching their new U22 program. Their boxers have been focusing to the Olympic Qualification Events this year but the main goal of the new younger squad is to be succeeded in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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