The team arrived in the island on Tuesday with the president of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVBF) Kanchana Jayaratne welcoming the victorious players on their arrival at the airport. The Sri Lanka women’s team also performed well to a lesser extent taking the second runner-up position after playing five matches. Methma Wasanthapriya the skipper of the team for the Championship was a proud man who received the fullest cooperation from all team members to achieve the historic victory. The women’s team performed well after losing the first game to Nepal as they fought back strongly to overcome Kyrgyzstan 2-3, beat Maldives 3-0, beat Bangladesh 3-0 and again lost to Uzbekistan 2-3. General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation accompanied the team as the manager on tour.

Source: Sunday Observer January 01, 2022 23:57 UTC