Carrom and Weightlifting teams felicitated
The Sri Lanka Carrom Team and the Sri Lanka Weightlifting Team were felicitated by the Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekera during a ceremony held at the Sports Ministry Auditorium in Colombo.
Special cash awards were presented by the Minister of Sports to the team which won the World Carrom Championship, the runners-up team and to the players who won bronze medals at this event.
The total cash awards presented at this occasion was worth Rs. 13,728,750.00.
The medal winners at the Commonwealth Games Weightlifting Championships were also felicitated at this occasion.
In addition, the competitors who won medals at the Asian Powerlifting Championships were also presented with cash awards.
Carrom player M. Sherifdeen
Carrom player Chalani Lakmali
Weightlifter Sudesh Peiris
