Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is the Main Sponsor of the Junior National Championships 2016 which will be conducted at the Mahinda Rajapakse Stadium, Diyagama from 12^th to 15^th May, 2016. The championship is organized for the 17th consecutive year by the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka and attracts young, upcoming athletes from across the island.

This is one of the much awaited events in the calendar of the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka by young athletes. Based on their performance at the Junior National Championships, athletes will be selected to compete in the Asian Junior Athletic championship which has been scheduled to be conducted in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam this year as well as the IAAF World U20 Championship which will be held in Poland in July.

Having supported the endeavours of the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka for several years with the aim of contributing towards these young athletes to give wings to their dreams, as well as supporting towards raising the standards of athletics in Sri Lanka on par with international standards, SLT was proud to be associated as the Main Sponsor of this nationally significant event.