by T. Prem Kumar
Sri Lanka is one of the countries that will be involved in the ‘Five Nation’ Men’s Basketball championship to be held in Hong Kong from August 8 to 12.

The other countries playing in this tournament are hosts Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Pakistan.

All countries have brought in new blood to their respective teams and a series of hard battles are assured. The hosts with a number of Chinese players in their squad are favourites and Pakistan with their superior height advantage could be the team to watch.

The Sri Lanka Basketball Federation has arranged to begin National pool practices at at St. Joseph’s Girls School, Nugegoda, from June 20.