Dr. Chula Senaratne appointed to FIBA Medical Commission
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Dr. Chula Senaratne
Secretary General of the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF), Dr. Chula Senaratne has been appointed to the Medical Commission of the Federación Internazionale de Basketball Association (FIBA), for the term of 2019-2023. It is a rare achievement to be appointed to a professional commission of FIBA, from South Asia , especially in a sport dominated by America and Europe.
Dr. Chula Senaratne works at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital Kalubowila. His Basketball career spans around 40 years, with half of it as a player and the other half as an administrator.
He is a Member of the Central Board of the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) and also serves in the Medical Committee of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka. He was appointed Chef De Mission of the Sri Lankan Contingent to the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was the Chairman of the National Selection Committee for Basketball for 7 years, apart from his other positions in the SLBF.