• The Oscars of Sports Awards Ceremonies in Sri Lanka 

The National Mobile Service Provider Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel in partnership with Sport  1^st recently announced the launch of Platinum Awards 2014, an award ceremony benchmarked as the pinnacle of sporting achievements. The Platinum Awards will Reward and Recognize Sri Lankan sports stars for their efforts in keeping the passion of sports alive in the hearts of millions of Sri Lankans.

Organized for the first time in Sri Lanka with a vision to honour athletes who have displayed exceptional talent, determination and dedication, The Platinum Awards will recognize sportsmen and women from myriad categories in a night of glitz, glamour and celebration on the 30^th of October 2014. The event is set to see a build up to the Awards Night inclusive of a road show covering 30 towns across the island, opening up the opportunity for all sportsmen and women across Sri Lanka to hand in their nominations.

Photo caption: (From left) Nalin Perera, Senior General Manager – Marketing of Mobitel exchanging the sponsorship cheque with Aditya Ray, CEO of MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd and Lalantha Jayasekera, Sales Manager of  Sirasa TV