Table tennis: Kanaka Herath at helm of South Asian Region Federation

The president of the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka (TTASL), Kanaka Herath, has been elected the President of the South Asian Region Table Tennis Federation (SARTTF). 

The appointment was unanimously supported by all six other nations of the region represented by table tennis federation officials from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan.

The regional AGM was held after the conclusion of the Asian Table Tennis Union AGM, which happened in Doha on October 3. 

Mr. Herath is attending the ATTU conference as a delegate representing Sri Lanka. 

The Sri Lanka team too is currently in Doha competing in the 25th Asian Table Tennis Championships, where the team and individual performances have been very encouraging and potential of players were on display.

In a previous committees of the SARTTF, Chandana Perera from Sri Lanka held positions as treasure, secretary and vice president. 

However, this is the very first time that the presidency has been conferred to a Sri Lankan.

Kanaka Herath, since resuming his role as the president of the TTASL, has raised the bar in the local arena, where under his guidance many development programmes have been launched. 

All other positions of SARTTF were occupied by the representatives of other countries. 

General Secretary of the TTASL, Reza Latiff, was elected into the Executive Board, where each country has one representative. 

All positions were elected for a period of two years till the next AGM.