With the well publicised struggles of Sri Lanka cricket, which can easily be classified as the main sport in Sri Lanka, it is an appropriate time to shine the spotlight on other sports and sports personalities who can bring honour to motherland more than ever before. Having done so at the tender age of 10 years, he had taken part in his first boxing meet in 2016 at the L.V. Jayah Meet, the 2016 Stubbs Shield Boxing Meet, and at the Junior Boxing Championships in 2018. “I really understood the intensity of the international boxing matches only when I participated in that bout. Although I lost, it really whetted my appetite for international boxing and made me determined to work harder at practices.

Source: The Nation July 21, 2021 18:11 UTC