South Asian Beach games 2011 in H'tota [November 16 2010]

Sri Lanka will host the South Asian Beach Volleyball Championships next year in Hambantota.

Chairman National Olympic committee (NOC) Hemasiri Fernando said that Sri Lanka succeeded the bid to host the event. The bid was accepted at the on going Asian Games meeting in China this morning.

Sri Lanka have done well in this sport before with Corporal Pubudu Ekanayaka and Corporal Asanka Pradeep of Sri Lanka Air Force winning the Bronze Medal at the Xianning Open Asian Beach Volleyball Championships held last October in China.

Hambantota district is also making to claim to host the next Commonwealth games.