SportParakrama Basnayake, the Director of Sri Lanka Customs, was elected President of the Sri Lanka Carrom Federation (SLCF) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Monday (18). Basnayake received 59 votes in the race to the top position as Sri Lanka Police's Daya Vidanagama was elected Secretary with 66 votes. The SLCF election was delayed for over eight months due to various reasons, even causing blockage of Sri Lanka taking part at international tournaments. The SLCF office bearers:President: Parakrama BasnayakeVice Presidents: V.T.S. Thirimanne, Brindley Wickramasinghe, Chinthaka S. Gunasekera, Ravindra Wickramasinghe, Susantha FernandoGeneral Secretary: Daya VidanagamaAsst.

Source: Sunday Times December 20, 2017 07:41 UTC