Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation

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Sri Lanka Volleyball
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Logo of SLVF
Formation1951
TypeSports organization
President
Hon. Kanchana Jayarathna
WebsiteSriLankaVolleyball.org

Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF) is the main governing body of Volleyball in Sri Lanka, where volleyball is its national sport. The game of volleyball was introduced to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1916 by Mr. R. W. Camack, then Director of Physical Education at the Colombo Y.M.C.A.

The Federation is built on 99 affiliated organizations and Managed by an honorary Committee of 25 members. The Current President of SLVF is Hon., the Chairman of Provincial Council Sabaragamuwa and the Secretary General is Mr. A.S. Nalaka.

It also has International affiliations to the FIVB and AVC. It's also accredited to the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka. From, 1980, the Federation participated in the Asian Senior and Junior Men's & Women's Championships. In 2002 the Federation successfully hosted the 12th Asian Junior Women's Championship, In 2014 the Federation successfully hosted the 10th Aisan Youth Boys VOlleyball Championship and In 2018 the Federation successfully hosted the 1st Asian Challenge Cup Volleyball Championship.

The National coaches are affiliated to the SLVF.

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