Capt. (Rtd) R.K. Indrasena, a former National champion and coach Instructor, was re-elected uncontested as Hony. President of the Boxing Referees and Judges Association (BRJA) for a third term for the year 2020-2021 at the Annual General Meeting held at Duncan White Auditorium of the Ministry of Sports on July 18, 2020.
The two BRJA Vice Presidents are Major (Rtd) P.L.J. Ratnasooriya and C.P.M. Nanayakara who were elected uncontested.
Former National champion and Asian boxer Lt Col (Rtd) Hemantha Weerasinghe was declared elected with majority votes for the key post of Secretary of the BRJA. Presently he sits in the R&J (Referees and Judges) Commission of the Asian Boxing Confederation and actively takes part in many international boxing tournaments as an ITO (International Technical Official).
Priantha Malavi, a former Royal College coach, a very senior referee and judge was re-elected as the Hony Auditor, uncontested for the 19th year in succession.
The priority of the BRJA for 2020/2021 would be to hold an AIBA 1-Star R&J course in Sri Lanka to elevate the National panel of referees and judges to the next level. A transparent system for evaluating the R&Js at the local boxing events and focus on developing new criteria to elevate boxing officials in order to provide more opportunities for them to take part in international tournaments is also planned. In addition, BRJA intends to launch sponsorships programmes to build the funds of the Association for the benefit of members.
Speaking on the election of new office bearers of BRJ, the President of Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), Dian Gomes urged the BRJ to launch programmes to develop the Referees and Judges of all levels with the objective of promoting R eferees and Judges standard in Sri Lanka and bringing total neutrality during the local competitions.
The following are the BRJA office-bearers for 2020-2021:
President: Capt. (Rtd) R.K. Indrasena
Vice Presidents – Major (Rtd) P.L.J. Ratnasooriya, C.P.M. Nanayakkara
Hony Secretary – Lt Col (Rtd) Hemantha Weerasinghe
Asst. Secretary – Tissa J. Chandradasa
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