Bipin Dani
Niroshan Dickwella, one of the three Sri Lanka cricketers who were suspended for bio-bubble breach in England has made the best use of his ban-period.
The 28-year-old wicketkeeper batter has suc-cessfully graduated from Global Technological Campus (GTC) with OTHM Level 4 & 5 pro-gramme in Business Management awarded by OTHM (UK).
“Niroshan Dickwella is a professional cricketer and his recent qualification is equivalent to the first and second years of a Bachelor’s Degree and will allow him to complete the final year at several pres-tigious universities in the UK”, Mohamed Azmy, the institution’s Chief Operations Officer, speaking exclusively over the telephone from Colombo, said.
“As a professional sportsman, Niroshan is also interested in one of GTC’s exclusive programmes, the Advanced Diploma in Sports Management. This is a management programme with a specific practi-cal focus on the Sporting Industry. The programme teaches management related topics from a sports perspective”. “The programme also covers topics that are only relevant to the sporting industry like Nutrition & Health, Sports Psychology, Sports Coaching, Sports History and Contemporary Debates in Sports”.
This programme has been prepared by GTC for sports professionals with a long-term focus and plan on developing their careers in Sports Management.
“Niroshan and many others studied and com-pleted their courses during the height of COVID-19 pandemic and they have been awarded the certifi-cates”, he signed off.
