An important event in the school sports calendar, Sir John Tarbet School Athletic Championship creates the opportunity for budding athletes to showcase their colours at both national and international level arena and win for their country.
Organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association (SLSAA), Sir John Tarbet School Athletic Championship 2016 will kick off on 13th of September 2016 at Mahinda Rajapakse Stadium, Biyagama.
The three-day, meet (13th – 15th September) will draw over 3,000 young school athletes from all parts of the country in the senior championship.
Following the senior championship, the junior championship will commence in October, which will also be organised under the patronage of Ritzbury.
“Ritzbury has always been in the forefront in uplifting young athletes of the country, and we are glad to extend our support towards the success of the country’s oldest school athletics championship for the fifth consecutive year.
Supporting Sri Lanka’s youth athletes through successful partnerships with the Sri Lanka Schools Athletics Association and other sporting bodies in the country is integrated into CBL’s core CSR ethos.” said Theja Peiris, Group General Manager – Marketing of CBL.
www.ritzburyjohntarbet.lk website was launched in 2014 to share daily score updates, key highlights and records of the meet, and this year also the website will carry the latest updates of the upcoming meet and feature the winners giving access to the public with exciting updates.
“Ritzbury as a brand has been supporting Sir John Tarbet School Athletic Championship for the past four years and this year also they have come forward to support this national level event.
Uplifting school athletics is one of the key priorities of Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association and initiatives of this nature cannot be fulfilled without the support of conglomerates like CBL who carries many brands under its belt.
We wish to continue this partnership and elevate national level athletics to support all Sri Lankan school athletes.” said N. A. D. R. Hemantha, President of Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association (SLSAA).
Ritzbury is a longstanding supporter of sports in Sri Lanka including the Junior National Squash Championship, the Inter-International Schools Athletic Meet and Mercantile Athletic Meet.
Ritzbury is the number one chocolate brand in the market and synonymous as an innovative manufacturer who revolutionized the chocolate industry of Sri Lanka.
Photo caption : Anura Liyana Pathirana, Assistant Brand Manager – Ritzbury, Janaka Boteju, Manager Public Relations – Ceylon Biscuits Ltd, Theja Peiris, Group General Manager – Marketing Ceylon Biscuits Ltd, N. A. D. R Hemantha, President – SLSAA, T. B. Wedagedara, Secretary - SLSAA Susantha Kularathne, Treasurer, SLSAA