Nestlé Lanka’s flagship brand, Nestomalt, presented sponsorships to six National Marathon Champions at an event held recently. As a brand that has inspired many Sri Lankan athletes, Nestomalt offered financial assistance, athletic training kits and a year’s worth of Nestomalt to help power the progress of the marathon race winners of the 46^th National Sports Festival held in March 2021.

“For over 35 years, Nestomalt has been part of Sri Lanka’s biggest marathons, with the purpose of powering talented athletes’ ambitions and creating platforms to showcase their skills at a national and international level. In these turbulent times, we are glad to sponsor six of Sri Lanka’s Marathon Champions, to help them be 100% ready in mind and body for upcoming competitions. We hope our support would encourage more young athletes to continue their training and have successful careers in the marathon sport”, said Ruwan Welikala, Vice President – Dairy, Nestlé Lanka.

The event was held at the National Institute of Sports Science, with the participation of Mr. Anuradha Wijekoon, Secretary – Ministry of Youth and Sports; Mr. Amal Edirisuriya, Director General – Department of Sports; and Mr. Sajith Jayalal, Director – National Institute of Sports Science. Recipients of the sponsorship were;

1. Muththusami Sivarajan: Sri Lanka Air Force
2. Velu Krishanthani: Sri Lanka Navy
3. Thissa Gunasekara: Sri Lanka Army
4. Madhushani Herath: Sri Lanka Army
5. Sisira Kumara: Sri Lanka Navy
6. Samanthika Liyanage: Sri Lanka Army

 Nestlé has been an integral part of Sri Lankan lives for over 115 years and Nestomalt has been trusted and enjoyed by Sri Lankan families for over 60 years. Exclusively manufactured in Sri Lanka, it is the country’s most loved iconic malted beverage, offering the goodness of malted barley and milk, and enriched with essential nutrients to energize body and mind.