BY SANDHYA DISSANAYAKE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Sri Lanka Cricket has awarded a Rs. 10 million grant to rising javelin star Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage The initiative, led by SLC President Shammi Silva and the Executive Committee, comes following a request from Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage. The grant was officially presented at SLC headquarters as part of efforts […]
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In a massive blow to his detractors, Jaswar Umar, President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, has cleared the final hurdle in his race for the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Presidency. The Independent Election Committee has officially rejected all objections filed against his candidacy, effectively tossing the opposition’s claims into the
A high-stakes power struggle has gripped the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL), as four heavyweights prepare to battle for the presidency. The race officially crystallized yesterday afternoon following the closure of nominations, setting the stage for a dramatic shift in the country’s sporting leadership. The incumbent leadership faces a significant internal fracture: three
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Sri Lanka celebrated a proud moment at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain, as two young athletes — Shanuka Costa and Chathura Dulanjana — clinched bronze medals in athletics, marking a significant achievement for the island nation. Shanuka Costa impressed in the Boys’ 400m Final, clocking 47.72 seconds, his personal best (PB) performance,
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Lahiru Achintha made history for Sri Lanka by clinching the country’s first-ever Asian Youth Games Gold medal in the Boys’ 1500m event in Bahrain on Wednesday (23). Achintha, representing St. Aloysius College, Ratnapura, secured the victory with a personal best time of three minutes and 57.42 seconds. A Chinese athlete took the Silver medal with
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අධ්යාපන අමාත්යාංශය වාර්ෂිකව සංවිධානය කරන සමස්ත ලංකා පාසල් ක්රීඩා උළෙලේ 38 වැන්න පසුගිය දවස්වල දියගම මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ ක්රීඩාංගනයේ තමයි පවත්වලා තිබුණේ. හැබැයි මේ පාර වැඩේ නිකන් චොර වෙලා ගිහින්ද කොහෙද වැඩි සද්ද බද්දයක් නැතුවම අවසන් කරල තිබුන. අපට ලැබෙන ආරංචියෙ හැටියට පළමු වතාවටලු ජනාධිපති, අගමැති හෝ අධ්යාපන ඇමති වගේ නායක කාරකාදීන් කිසිවෙකුගේ සහභාගිත්වයක් නැතිව ඔහේ
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Colombo, October 17, 2025 – In a significant milestone for the sports journalism community in Sri Lanka, Minister of Sports Sunil Kumara Gamage officially launched the website of the Sri Lanka Sports Journalists Association (SLSJA) during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Sports Auditorium. This initiative aims to enhance the visibility of sports journalism,
Sri Lanka’s national gymnastics team departed for Indonesia today to compete at the 53rd World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, to be held in Jakarta, with a senior-category lineup of one female and two male athletes, coached by Ranjana Tharanga. The Sri Lankan delegation features: Coach Ranjana Tharanga leads the trio with aspirations to showcase Sri Lanka’s
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Sri Lanka men’s and women’s teams off to a winning start at the 28th ITTF – ATTU Asian Table Tennis Team Championship which is now in progress in Bhubaneswar, India. At the men’s team event Sri Lanka beat Kyrgyzstan 3-1 in their group 1 first game while Sri Lanka girls’ team defeated Mongolia 3-0 in
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Sri Lankan bodybuilder Jagath Gunasekara achieved 3rd place in the Senior Open category (35+) at the Olympia Amateur Las Vegas 2025, the world’s premier bodybuilding competition, held on 10 August at the Nevada Hotel World Resort in Las Vegas USA. The competition featured top bodybuilding champions from 28 nations, highlighting the global level of talent.
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