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Boxing would have been dead in Sri Lanka if Dian Gomes had not ig­nited the Olympic dream and kept the flame alive by giv­ing dy­namic lead­er­ship dur­ing the past two decades with his strate­gic plan­ning, vi­sion­ary zeal and love for the sport. Af­ter the dop­ing dis­grace at the 2010 Delhi Com­mon­wealth Games, boxing plunged to …

Dream of boxing gold lives on as Dian be­gins third term Read More »

Dian Gomes, a name synonymous with boxing in Sri Lanka, is embarking on a third round as the head of the Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (ABA) which was confirmed at a press briefing recently. Gomes’ first stint as the head of the ABA was in 2004 and it was during this successful first …

Dian eyes foreign exposure for boxers during next four-year term Read More »

The renaissance in boxing did not happen overnight. It took time, effort, commitment and inspirational leadership of the ABA to bring the game to its present level.  For a sport that has been vilified and maligned by some and adored and revered by others, boxing has risen like the legendary phoenix in Sri Lanka over …

Dian ready to take his third round in the ring as President Boxing Association Read More »

Gomes’ first stint as the head of the ABA was in 2004 and it was during this successful first tenure that boxer Anuruddha Ratnayake qualified for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. It was after a lapse of four decades, since H.K. Karunaratne in 1968, that Sri Lanka was able to achieve this. Gomes’ second stint …

Dian Spells Out Four Year Plan Of ABA Read More »

Dian Gomes was elected uncontested as President of BASL for the third occasion for another four-year term at the recently held AGM. Previously he held this position from 2004-2009 and 2017-2020. The BASL focuses to the long term plans to get gold medals for the country and President of BASL believes the country has a …

Sri Lanka hopes to win at least one gold medal in boxing Read More »

The President of the Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) Dian Gomes believes Sri Lankan boxers have a realistic chance of winning Gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games in the near future. The godfather of Sri Lanka boxing for two decades, Dian Gomes has been appointed uncontested to the post of President …

Our target is winning Gold Medals: Dian Gomes Read More »