Wheelchair tennis, a sport that has consistently earned international recognition for Sri Lanka, received more support from Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) and China Merchants Foundation (CMF) in the form of a donation of US$ 30,000, approximately Rs 6 million at current exchange rates.
CICT has been one of the principal benefactors of Sri Lanka’s wheelchair tennis programme since 2015.
This latest donation brings the cumulative value of CICT’s and CMF’s financial support to Sri Lanka’s wheelchair tennis programme over the past six years to Rs 41.2 million.
Additionally, CICT in collaboration with CMF donated custom-made, professional grade titanium wheelchairs to the value of US$ 9000 to three internationally-ranked Sri Lankan wheelchair tennis players in 2020.
In 2016, CICT also funded the refurbishment of two international standard hard surface courts at the SLTA to bolster the sport in the country.
Commenting on the company’s longstanding commitment to wheelchair tennis, CICT CEO Jack Huang said: “CICT is proud of the players and their progress and is happy to have played a supportive role in the development of the sport.
We hope to continue to support the SLTA in this sphere in the years ahead.”
Currently, Sri Lanka has 10 wheelchair tennis players who have secured international rankings.