PRESS BRIEFING ON “4TH CISM WORLD MILITARY BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2023”
1:54pm on Thursday 9th February 2023
The press briefing on the “4th CISM WORLD MILITARY BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2023” was held today (09 February 2023) at the Air Force Headquarters. This year, the Sri Lankan Military, hosts the Championship under the supervision of the President of the Defence Services Sports Board and the Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Council, the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana and also with the overwhelming support of the Commander of the SL Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage and the Commander of the SL Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera.
The World Military Beach Volleyball Championship, organized for the fourth time by the International Military Sports Council (CISM), will be held for the first time in Sri Lanka and all arrangements have been made to hold the tournament from the 13th to 17th of February 2023 at Negombo beach. Military Beach Volleyball players representing eight countries are going to participate at this Championship and the opening ceremony is going to be held on the 12th of February 2023. This year’s tournament will be thrilling and highly competitive as it extends to military volleyball players from Colombia, Germany, France, Netherlands, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and the hosts, Sri Lanka with 16 Men’s teams and 09 Women’s teams. The Trophies and Certificates Awarding Ceremony will be held on 17th February 2023 morning at the beach in front of Goldi Sands Hotel.
The press briefing was chaired by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the CISM World Military Beach Volleyball Championship, Director General Logistics in the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Nishantha Thilakasinghe, while the incumbent Directors of Sports from Sri Lanka Army, Brigadier Nalin Bandaranayake and Sri Lanka Navy, Commodore Roshan Athukorala and the Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the CISM World Military Beach Volleyball Championship, Group Captain Chrishantha Fernando and Secretary Air Force Sports Council, Group Captain Eranda Geeganage as panel members. A large number of journalists from the electronic and print media were also present at the occasion.
The World Military Beach Volleyball Championship, organized for the fourth time by the International Military Sports Council (CISM), will be held for the first time in Sri Lanka and all arrangements have been made to hold the tournament from the 13th to 17th of February 2023 at Negombo beach. Military Beach Volleyball players representing eight countries are going to participate at this Championship and the opening ceremony is going to be held on the 12th of February 2023. This year’s tournament will be thrilling and highly competitive as it extends to military volleyball players from Colombia, Germany, France, Netherlands, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and the hosts, Sri Lanka with 16 Men’s teams and 09 Women’s teams. The Trophies and Certificates Awarding Ceremony will be held on 17th February 2023 morning at the beach in front of Goldi Sands Hotel.
The press briefing was chaired by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the CISM World Military Beach Volleyball Championship, Director General Logistics in the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Nishantha Thilakasinghe, while the incumbent Directors of Sports from Sri Lanka Army, Brigadier Nalin Bandaranayake and Sri Lanka Navy, Commodore Roshan Athukorala and the Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the CISM World Military Beach Volleyball Championship, Group Captain Chrishantha Fernando and Secretary Air Force Sports Council, Group Captain Eranda Geeganage as panel members. A large number of journalists from the electronic and print media were also present at the occasion.
