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    <pre style="white-space:pre-line"><code>CICT & CMCF donate custom wheelchairs                       CICT iy CMCF, ITF fYa%Ks.; fgksia lS%vlhska ;sfofkl=g
to 3 ITF-ranked tennis players                              tu lS%vdjgu iqÃºfYaIfhkau ksIamdokh lrk ,o frdao mqgq
                                                            mÃŸ;Hd. lrhs'
The aspirations of three of Sri Lankaâ€™s internationally-
ranked wheelchair tennis players received a further boost   lS%vdfÃµ Â§Â¾&gt; ld,Sk mÃŸ;Hd.YS,sfhl= jk fld&lt;U cd;Hka;r
with a donation of custom-made wheelchairs by Colombo       nydÂ¨â€Ã¯ mÂ¾hka; ^CICT& iy tys uÃµ iud.u jk phskd
International Container Terminals (CICT), a longstanding    uÂ¾pkaÃœia iuQyh ^CMG& Ãºiska frdao mqgq mÃŸ;Hd. lsÃu;a
benefactor of the sport, and its parent company, China      iuÃ• YS% ,xldfÃµ cd;Hka;r uÃœgfÃ¯ frdao mqgq fgksia
Merchants Group (CMG).                                      lS%vlhska ;sfofkl=f.a wfmalaIdjkag ;j;a Yla;shla ,enqâ€š'
Part of CICTâ€™s continuing support to the Wheelchair
Tennis Programme of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association        YS% ,xld fgksia ix.ufha ^SLTA& frdao mqgq fgksia
(SLTA), the three professional grade, titanium wheelchairs  jevigykg iSwhsiSÃ  ys wLKav iyfhda.h ,nd Â§fÃ¯
were presented to Lance-Bombardier D. S. R. Dharmasena      fldgila f,i" jD;a;Sh uÃœgfÃ¯ ghsfÃœkshÃ¯ frdao mqgq ;=kla
(ITF Rank 62), Corporal Dissanayake Gamini (ITF Rank        ,dkaia fndÃ¯nÃ¤hÂ¾ D.S.R' OÂ¾ufiak ^ITF fYa%Ks.;lsÃu
82) and Corporal Suresh Ranaweera (ITF Rank 101)            62&" fldam%,a Ãˆidkdhl .dÃ±Å’ ^ITF fYa%Ks.;lsÃu 82&
who and have brought recognition to Sri Lanka at the        iy fldam%,a iqfÂ¾Ia rKÃ¹r ^ITF fYa%Ks.;lsÃu 82& hk
international level. All veterans of the Sri Lanka Army,    cd;Hka;r uÃœgÃ±ka YS% ,xldjg lSÂ¾;shla /f.k meÃ±â€š
these sportsmen are amputees and differently-abled due      lS%vlhskag mÃŸ;Hd. lrk ,Â§' YS% ,xld yuqodfÃµ m%Ã¹Khka
to injuries sustained in the conflict in the North.         jk fuu lS%vlhska W;=fÂ¾ .egqfÃ¯Â§ we;s jQ ;=jd, fya;=fjka
The donation of these wheelchairs, costing US$ 9000         wdndÃª;hka jQ yd fjkia yelshdjkaf.ka hqla; mqoa.,hka
(approximately Rs 1.6 million at current rates) took        fj;s'
place recently at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association. The
funds for the donation were channelled through the          weuÃŸldkq fvd,Â¾ 9000 la ^jÂ¾;udk Ã±, .Kka j,g wdikak
China Merchants Charitable Foundation (CMCF), China         jYfhka remsh,a Ã±,shk 1'6 la& jeh jk fuu frdao mqgq
Merchants Groupâ€™s CSR arm.                                  mÃŸ;Hd. lsÃu miq.shod YS% ,xld fgksia ix.ufha Â§ isÃ¿ Ãºh'
Commenting on the donation, CICT CEO Jack Huang             fuu mÃŸ;Hd.h i|yd wruqo,a phskd uÂ¾pkaÃœia mqKaHdhOdr
said: â€œAt CICT we have always believed in contributing      moku ^CMCF&" phskd uÂ¾pkaÃœia iuQyfha wdh;ksl iudc
generously to worthy causes in Sri Lanka, and the           j.lSÃ¯ wxYh yryd ,nd .kakd ,Â§'
development of wheelchair tennis is one of our on-going
commitments. Our support to the SLTA has not only           fuu mÃŸ;Hd.h ms&lt;sn|j woyia olajÃ±ka CICT m%Odk
enriched the lives of differently-abled sportsmen and       ÃºOdhl cela yqjeka.a uy;d fufia mejiSh" CICT ys Â§
women, it has enabled them to bring glory to themselves     wms ieuÃºgu ÃºYajdi lf&lt;a YS% ,xldfÃµ jÃ¡kd wruqKq
and the country at international tournaments.â€              i|yd fkduiqrej odhl Ã¹uhs" frdao mqgq fgksia lS%vdj
CMCF and CICT have together donated Rs 30 million to        ixjÂ¾Okh lsÃu wmf.a wLKav lemÃ¹Ã¯ j, tl fldgila
the SLTAâ€™s Wheelchair Tennis Programme between 2015         fjkjd' YS% ,xld fgksia ix.uhg wm olajk iyfhda.h
and 2019, becoming the main sponsor for wheelchair          ÃºÃºO yelshdjka we;s lS%vl lS%Ã¤ldjkaf.a yd ldka;djkaf.a
tennis in the country. This support has enabled Sri Lankan  Ã”Ãº; fmdfydi;a lr ;sfnkjd muKla fkdj" cd;Hka;r
players to participate in many international tournaments,   ;rÃ•dj,s j,Â§ ;ukag;a rgg;a lSÂ¾;sh f.k taug th
elevating the country to be ranked among the top 40         Tjqkag yels Ã¹ ;sfnkjd'
countries that play wheelchair tennis.
In 2016, CICT also funded the refurbishment of two          Y%S ,xldfjys frdoa mgq q fgkis a ioyd mO% dk wk.q d% ylhd njg
international standard hard surface courts at the SLTA to   m;fa jÃ±k"a CMCF iy CICT tlja 2015 igs 2019 olja d SLTA
bolster the sport in the country.                           ys frdoa mgq q fgkis a jevigyk i|yd remhs ,a Ã±,hs k 30 la
The Wheelchair Tennis Programme was initiated in Sri        mÃŸ;Hd. lr ;fs Ã­' fuu iyfhd.a h kis d YS% ,xld lS%vlhks ga
Lanka in 2003 as a rehabilitation programme for disabled    cd;Hka;r ;rÃ•dj,s /ilg iyNd.S Ã¹ug wji:a dj ,eÃ®
soldiers. Currently, Sri Lanka has 13 wheelchair tennis     we;s w;r frdoa mgq q fgkis a lS%vdlrk rgj,a w;r mu% Lq
players who have secured international rankings.            rgj,a 40 ;,= g WiiÃ¹a ug YS% ,xldjg yelÃ¹s ;fs nkjd'

                                                            rfÃœ lS%vdj kxjd,uS i|yd YS% ,xld fgkis a ix.ufha
                                                            cd;Hka;r mÃ±% ;fs hka h;q = mÃ¡s folla m;% is xila rKh lÃs ug
                                                            o 2016 Â§ CICT wruoq ,a imhk ,Â§'

                                                            wdndÃª; fid,aodÃ¿jka mqkre;a:dmkh lsÃfÃ¯ jevigykla
                                                            f,i 2003 Â§ YS% ,xldfÃµ frdao mqgq fgksia jevigyk wdrÃ¯N
                                                            lrk ,Â§' fÃ¯ jk Ãºg YS% ,xldfÃµ frdao mqgq fgksia lS%vlhska
                                                            13 fofkl= isÃ¡k w;r Tjqka cd;Hka;r fY%aâ€š.; lsÃÃ¯ ,nd
                                                            we;'

                                                            http://bizenglish.adaderana.lk/cict-cmcf-donate-custom-wheelchairs-to-3-itf-
                                                            ranked-tennis-players/
                                                            http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-
                                                            details&code_title=223890
                                                            http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2020/06/28/sports/sri-lankan-top-ranked-itf-
                                                            players-get-custom-made-wheelchairs

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