Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation
| File:Slvf logo.gif Logo of SLVF | |
| Formation | 1951 |
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| Type | Sports organization |
President | Hon. Dilan Perera |
| Website | VolleyballSriLanka.org |
Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF) is the main governing body of Volleyball in Sri Lanka, where volleyball is its national sport. The game of volleyball was introduced to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1916 by Mr. R. W. Camack, then Director of Physical Education at the Colombo Y.M.C.A.
The Federation is built on 62 affiliated organizations and Managed by an honorary Committee of 25 members. The Current President of SLVF is Hon.Dilan Perera,the minister of Ports Development and the Secretary General is Mr. Susil Ranasinghe.
It also has International affiliations to the FIVB and AVC. It's also accredited to the National Olympic Committee(NOC) of Sri Lanka. From,1980,the Federation participated in the Asian Senior and Junior Men's & Women's Championships. In 2002 the Federation successfully hosted the 12th Asian Junior Women's Championship.
The National coaches are affiliated to the SLVF.
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National members of the International Federation of Volleyball (FIVB) | ||
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| Africa (CAVB) |  | |
| Asia and Oceania (AVC) | ||
| Europe (CEV) | ||
| North, Central America, and the Caribbean (NORCECA) | ||
| South America (CSV) | ||
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