Professional Sports Journalists’ Association of Sri Lanka appoints new office bearers 

    Professional Sports Journalists’ Association of Sri Lanka  

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    Professional Sports Journalists’ Association of Sri Lanka

    Professional Sports Journalists’ Association of Sri Lanka (PSJASL) has elected a new set of office bearers for 2025-2026.

    Sameera Peiris of Ceylon Sports has been appointed as the president of the association. Yohan Basura of Lankadeepa Newspaper was appointed as the secretary of the association. 

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    Namal Pathirage (Lankadeepa), Lahiru Harshana (Lankadeepa), Pathum Shri Wijerathne (Monara TV) and Oshitha Warakapitiya (Ada Newspaper) were elected as vice presidents of the association.  

    K. Ramakrishnan of Capital FM was appointed as the Treasurer with Prasad Senadeera of Rangiri Sri Lanka elected as the National Organizer of the association.

    Gamitha Dehipitiya of Monara Newspaper has been appointed as the vice secretary while Buddhika Gamlath of SL Sports was elected as the vice treasurer.  

    Further thirteen members were appointed as the executive committee members.  

    Susanthi Premachandra (SLRC), Jayamal Chandrasiri (Lankadeepa), Sampath C. Perera (LN Sports), Nuwan Amarawansha (Mawbima), Seewali Ediriweera (Capital FM), Dinesh S. Perera (ITN), Wasantha Niroshan (Swarnavahini), Sudarshana Peiris (ThePapare.com), Ishan Sanjeewa (Aruna), Suminda Jayasekara (TV Derana), Sureshi Gunasekara (SLRC), Kamal Sujeewa (SLBC) and Lahiru Dushmantha (Hiru TV) were the appointed executive committee members.  

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    Having been formed in year 2017, PSJASL is the largest collective of sports media professionals in the country focusing on uplifting the professional standards of the sports media community while strengthening ties with international organizations and promoting the welfare of sports journalists of the country.