Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation selected a team of 12 player captained by Shehan Lakshitha Bandara of Wennappuwa Joseph Vaz College for the 18th Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship 2016 in Chinese Taipei from July 9 to 17.
Conducted by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) this tournament will be participated by 16 countries.
Sri Lanka will play in Group 'D' along with South Korea, Bahrain and Vietnam.
At the games in 2014 Sri Lanka occupied 11th position amongst 18 countries and Iran winning the championship with China finishing second.
Sri Lanka Team: Shehan Lakshitha Bandara (Capt. Joseph Vaz MMV Wennappuwa), Rehan Madusanka Fernando (V. Capt. Seeduwa Davisamara MV), Lakshan Chamuditha Sudasinghe (Royal College, Colombo), Mihiranga Udayakumara (Seeduwa Davisamara MV), Kavidu Pabasara Chandrasiri (Joseph Vaz MMV, Wennappuwa), Vinod Maduranga Peiris (Joseph Vaz, Wennappuwa), Gihan Anjula (Hungama Vijayaba NS), Nuwan Charaka Jayalath (Joseph Vaz MMV), Nipun Sachintha Fernando (Maris Stella, Negombo), Vishmana Chamkama (Seeduwa Davisamara MV), Sachit Roshan Madubashana (Joseph Vaz, Wennappuwa) and Chamika Sandaruwan (Seeduwa Davisamara MV)
Officials: M.C.M. fernando (Manager), Channa Jayasekera (Head Coach), L.N.H.I. Fernando (Asst. Coach) and Susirimangala Kumara (Trainer).
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