Secretary General of Sri Lanka Basketball Federation , Dr. Chula Senaratne has been appointed to the Medical Commission of the FIBA international for the term of 2019-2023.It is a rare achievement to get an appointment into a professional commission of FIBA International from South Asia , especially in a sport dominated by America and Europe .
Dr.Chula Senaratne works at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital Kalubowila. His Basketball career spans around 40 yrs where half of this as a player and the other half as an administrator.
He is a Member of the Central Board of South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) and also serves in the Medical Committee of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka. He was appointed as the Chef De Mission of the Sri Lankan Contingent at the Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos Aires , Argentina in 2018. He was the Chairman of the National Selection Committee for Basketball for 7 years in the past, apart from his other positions on the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation.
Office Bearers and the Executive Committee of the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation congratulates him and wish him all the very best for his future endeavors.