DSI Spikes Schools talent islandwide for 17th year
Managing Director- D. Samson and Sons, Thusitha Rajapaksa, hands over the DSI sponsorship cheque to Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation President, Erandika Weliange
DSI recently announced the launch of the DSI Supersport Schools Volleyball Championship (SSVBC) 2017, which will begin on May 20, on a District and Provincial Level.
Having joined hands with the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVB) and the Schools Volleyball Association (SVA) of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Sri Lanka’s leading footwear manufacturer and distributor, has come forth to conduct the Championship for the 17th time.
Initiated in 1999 by DSI, with the collaboration of the SLVB and the MoE, the DSI SSVBC provides both rural and urban school players with an opportunity to develop and showcase their talents, and further build their careers in both the national and international arena. Since its inception, the tournament has served to produce a total of 40 National Spikers.
A special addition to this year’s Championship agenda is the re-introduction of the Under (U)-13 Boys & Girls category, with the objective of developing an enthusiasm and passion for the country’s National Sport amongst schoolchildren as well.
The Championship will be conducted at District and Provincial levels, with the former conducted from May 20 to June 12, and the latter from June 24-28. The finals are scheduled for September 8 & 9.
With the addition of the U-13 category, the organisers expect almost 4,000 of Boys & Girls teams in all 4 categories- U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-19. A large number of teams will be taking part from the Northern and North-Eastern Provinces. The organisers expect over 1,000 entries for the inaugural U-13 Championship.
Application Forms for the Championships will be sent out to all schools and can also be collected from all DSI Showrooms islandwide, as well as from the Sports Division of all Provincial Education Depts and Zonal Education Offices. Completed Applications, with ‘DSI Supersport Schools Volleyball Championship 2017’, written on the top left corner of the envelope, must be addressed to: The Dept of Marketing, D. Samson & Sons (Pvt) Ltd., 257, High Level Road, Nawinna, Maharagama. Or, handed over at the nearest DSI Showroom.
“We, at DSI, have been honoured and delighted to play such a vital role in ensuring the development of our National Sport for the past 17 years. We are also very happy about our partnership with the SLVB and the Sports Division of the MoE. The main objective of organising this Championship is to develop the talents of both urban and young rural sportsmen/women, and assist them to qualify for the national and international levels of the game. As a local conglomerate, DSI has been able to achieve this objective over the past 17 years, by producing talented sportsmen/women who have achieved greatness. We wish to continue our efforts in further supporting the development of the game of Volleyball in Sri Lanka,” stated Managing Director- D. Samson and Sons, Thusitha Rajapaksa.