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Dialog Telekom joins Ministry of Sports to Salute Sri Lanka’s Sporting Heroes 25-04-2008
Dialog Telekom, announced , a partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Sports, to initiate the country’s largest ever National Sporting Awards and felicitation programme. Aimed at felicitating national sporting heroes, the felicitation programme will culminate with a National Sporting Honours Awards Ceremony. The event will felicitate 219 sportspersons from across 15 sporting disciplines who hold the distinction of having secured glory and honour for Sri Lanka at international level. The National Sporting Honours ceremony will be held on the 16 of July at the BMICH under the auspices of the Ministry of Sports and the Government of Sri Lanka.
“National Sporting Honours is billed to be Sri Lanka’s biggest sporting awards ceremony paying tribute to our national sporting heroes. I would like to thank the Government of Sri Lanka for all its support in this endeavor and hope that this awards ceremony will provide our sportspeople the honour and recognition they deserve” said Minister for Sports Hon. Gamini Lokuge. “Significantly, the awards programme also honours differently abled sportspersons who have brought honour to our country at international level” added the Hon, Minister.
The event will comprise of a glittering awards ceremony where awards will be given to outstanding sportspeople who have excelled in various sports. Olympic representatives, Medal Winners and Diplomats of Commonwealth Games, Medal Winners and Diplomats of Asian Games and Winners of the 1996 Cricket World Cup and Runners-Up of the 2007 World Cup will be the main contenders for the awards. The winners of the Most Outstanding Sportsman, Most Outstanding Sportswoman, Most Outstanding Junior Sportsman, Most Outstanding Junior Sportswoman and Most Outstanding Disabled Sportsperson categories will be decided by a panel of distinguished judges according to the nominations sent in by the National Federations. In addition special awards will be given to the winners in the categories of Most Popular Sportsman, Most Popular Sportswoman, Most Popular Junior Sportsman, Most Popular Junior Sportswoman and Most Popular Disabled Sportsperson. These awards will be based on popular votes received from the general public through local newspaper coupons and via SMS.
Speaking about the sponsorship, Group Chief Executive of Dialog Telekom PLC, Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya said, “Dialog Telekom is honoured to be associated with the Ministry of Sports and the Government of Sri Lanka in paying tribute to Sri Lanka’s national sporting heroes. As a committed sponsor of sports development in Sri Lanka, Dialog Telekom has played a key role in recognizing and developing Sri Lankan talent to international standards. It is our belief that this event will inspire and motivate all those involved in sports and sports development, to continue their good work towards reinforcing and enhancing Sri Lanka’s position on the world map of sporting excellence.”
Dialog Telekom has been a prominent sponsor of Sri Lankan Sports and is committed to developing talent in Sri Lanka to international standards. The Company is closely associated with School Cricket, Athletics, Football, Rugby, Volleyball, Rowing and Disabled Sports, and has sponsored national contingents to international events including the Olympics, Paralympics, Commonwealth, Asian, SAF and FESPIC Games.
Dialog Telekom, an ISO 9001 certified company, is a subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia. It currently operates a 2.5 GSM Network supporting the very latest in multimedia and mobile Internet services. Its local coverage spans all provinces of Sri Lanka, while international roaming is provided in over 200 destinations. Dialog Telekom, the largest and fastest growing cellular service in Sri Lanka, serves a subscriber base in excess of 4 million.
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