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Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa will meet representatives from all National Sports Associations tomorrow to discuss about the proposed high-performance training programme for top national athletes targeting the forthcoming 2021 Olympic... Read More

Sri Lanka’s third international sports complex in Maligapitiya is  nearing completion in Kurunegala amidst the corona virus pandemic.  The ground is located adjacent to the Welagedara Cricket Stadium at a ... Read More

National Olympic Committee Sri Lanka (NOCSL) is bracing themselves to bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as Hamilton (Canada)the city which was on run, set to back out, leaving... Read More

Track and field athletes are in a dilemma due to the authorities moving at snail’s pace, which has resulted in a number of top athletes being denied hostel facilities and... Read More

12 young promising athletes of Matara District were awarded and enrolled to a scholarship programme at  Uyanwatta Grounds Matara today (14th) through which they will be benefited for the next... Read More

– Athletes in Torrington hostel to receive passes to train  Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) has decided to postpone the National Athletics Championship, which was scheduled for 5 and 6 December,... Read More

World Athletics has approved a grant of USD 40,000 over a two-year period to Sri Lanka Athletics’ (SLA) high performance project, where they have targeted the 4x400m relay teams (men/women)... Read More

Director of the Institute of Sports Medicine (ISM), Dr. Lal Ekanayaka, said that resuming athletics despite the COVID-19 pandemic will be possible, as athletics has been categorized as low risk... Read More

A special meeting between Sri Lanka Athletics officials and National Institute of Sports Medicine officials will take place at 7.00 p.m. tonight to make a call on the National Athletics... Read More

Lack of support for talented young athletes has always been a main area of concern when considering the downfall of athletics in Sri Lanka, where top young athletes tend to... Read More

Sri Lanka Track & Field Athletes Wing, an a novel concept ,comprise of National Athletes was officially formed yesterday, headed by former sprinter turned thrower, Joy Danushka Perera. The wing... Read More

Despite strict protocols set by the Department of Sports Development (DSD) under Sports Ministry that only athletes and coaches can occupy the sports hostel, they had permitted a Ministry employee... Read More