Light Infantry, Wellassa SC win National Para Athletics titles

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider and prolific promoter of Sri Lankan sports, proudly sponsored the 2024 National Para Athletics Championship where Sri Lanka Army Light Infantry Sports Club secured the senior men’s championship and the Monaragala Wellassa Sports Club clinched the senior women’s championship.

The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Sri Lanka organised this premier event on May 11 and 12 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium, Diyagama.

The championship brought together over 600 athletes from more than 45 sports clubs affiliated with the NPC across various provinces of the country. It provided a platform for athletes from three disability groups, namely men and women with visual impairments, physical impairments and intellectual disabilities, to showcase their talents.

Dialog Axiata is also a dedicated sponsor of the National Cricket, Volleyball, and Esports teams and the primary sponsor of the Sri Lanka Golf Open. The company promotes diversity, equity and inclusion through sponsorships in Netball Federation of Sri Lanka and National Paralympic Committee to enable athletes to participate in national and international tournaments. Further, in line with its commitment towards empowering the champions of tomorrow, the company continues to power the President’s Gold Cup Volleyball, National Junior and Senior Netball tourneys, and School Rugby.