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Allegations from the Sri Lanka Bodybuilding Association to the Ministry of Sports
The annual bodybuilding and fitness trainer course certificate award ceremony was held at the Duncan White Auditorium of the Ministry of Sports.
Certificates were awarded to 80 people who completed the 4-week training course. Shashini Jayanetty, Sports Director of the Sports and Recreation Department of the Colombo Municipal Council and the former President of the Bodybuilding and Physical Fitness Federation participated in this event.
The bodybuilding association accused the sports ministry has not focused on the association even though the association and the administration of the association are at a very good level. The bodybuilding association had planned to hold a discussion with the current sports minister to discuss the future work of the association and the future of sports, but the sports minister has not given an optimistic answer.
So far, no attention has been paid to this association and last year only three and a half lakhs of money were given to organize competitions, and it is alleged by the association that it is difficult to organize associations in this way.
ශ්රී ලංකා කායවර්ධන සංගමයෙන් ක්රීඩා අමාත්යංශයට චෝදනා
වාර්ශිකව පවත්වනු ලබන කායවර්ධන හා ශාරීක යෝග්යතා පුහුණුකරු පාඨමාලාවේ සහතික පත්ර ප්රදානෝත්ස්වය ඉකුත් දා සිදු කෙරුන අතර එය ක්රීඩා අමාත්යංශයේ ඩංකන් වයිට් ශ්රවණාගාරයේදී පැවැත්විණි.
සති 4ක කාලයක පුහුණු පාඨමාලාව නිම කළ 80 දෙනෙකු සදහා මෙහිදී සහතික පත්ර පිරිණැමීම සිදු විය. කොළඹ මහ නගර සභා ක්රීඩා විනෝදාස්වාද දෙපාර්තුමේන්තුවේ ක්රීඩා අධ්යක්ෂිකා ශශිනි ජයනෙත්ති හා කායවර්ධන හා ශාරීක යෝග්යතා සම්මේලනයේ හිටපු සභාපති යන මහත්ම මහත්මීන් මෙම අවස්ථාවට සහභාගී විය.
සංගමය හා සංගමයේ පරිපාලනය ඉතා හොද මට්ටමක පැවතියද සංගමය කෙරෙහි ක්රීඩා අමාත්යංශයේ අවදානය යොමු නොවී ඇති බවට කායවර්ධන සංගමය විසින් චෝදනා කරනු ලැබීය. කායවර්ධන සංගමය විසින් වර්ථමාන ක්රීඩා අමාත්යවරයා හා සාකච්චාවක් පවත්වා සංගමයේ ඉදිරි වැඩකටයුතු පිලිබදව හා ක්රීඩාවේ ඉදිරිය පිලිබද සාකච්චා කිරීමට සැලසුම් කර සිටියද ක්රීඩා අමාත්යවරයා එයට සුභවාදී පිළිතුරක් ලබා දී නොමැත.
මෙතෙක් මෙම සංගමය වෙත අවදානය යොමු නොවී ඇති අතර ඉකුත් වසරේ පමණක් ලක්ෂ තුනාහමාරක මුදල් පමණක් තරග සංවිධානය කිරීමට ලබා දුන් බවත්, මෙවැනි අයුරින් සංගම් කිරීමට අපහසු බව සංගමය විසින් චෝදනා කරනු ලැබේ.
இலங்கை உடற்கட்டமைப்பு சங்கம் விளையாட்டு அமைச்சுக்கு குற்றச்சாட்டு
வருடாந்த உடற்கட்டமைப்பு மற்றும் உடற்தகுதி பயிற்சியாளர் பாடநெறி சான்றிதழ் வழங்கும் நிகழ்வு விளையாட்டு அமைச்சின் டங்கன் ஒயிட் ஆடிட்டோரியத்தில் நடைபெற்றது.
4 வார பயிற்சி வகுப்பை முடித்த 80 பேருக்கு சான்றிதழ்கள் வழங்கப்பட்டன. இந்நிகழ்வில் கொழும்பு மாநகர சபையின் விளையாட்டு மற்றும் பொழுதுபோக்கு திணைக்களத்தின் விளையாட்டுப் பணிப்பாளரும் உடற்கட்டமைப்பு மற்றும் உடற்தகுதி சம்மேளனத்தின் முன்னாள் தலைவருமான ஷஷினி ஜயநெத்தி கலந்துகொண்டார்.
சம்மேளனமும், சங்கத்தின் நிர்வாகமும் மிகச் சிறந்த நிலையில் இருந்தும் விளையாட்டு அமைச்சு சங்கம் தொடர்பில் கவனம் செலுத்தவில்லை என உடற்கட்டமைப்பு சங்கம் குற்றம் சுமத்தியுள்ளது. உடற்கட்டமைப்புச் சங்கத்தின் எதிர்காலப் பணிகள் மற்றும் விளையாட்டின் எதிர்காலம் குறித்து தற்போதைய விளையாட்டு அமைச்சருடன் கலந்துரையாடல் ஒன்றை நடத்துவதற்கு உடலமைப்புச் சங்கம் திட்டமிட்டிருந்த போதிலும் விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சர் நம்பிக்கையான பதிலை வழங்கவில்லை.
இதுவரை இச்சங்கம் தொடர்பில் கவனம் செலுத்தப்படாத நிலையில் கடந்த வருடம் மூன்றரை இலட்சம் பணமே வழங்கி போட்டிகளை ஏற்பாடு செய்துள்ளதாகவும், இவ்வாறு சங்கங்களை அமைப்பதில் சிரமம் இருப்பதாகவும் சங்கத்தினால் குற்றம் சுமத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.
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Gary Kirsten Appointed as Head Coach of Sri Lanka National Men’s Team
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Kirsten, a former South African international cricketer, brings with him a wealth of coaching experience and a distinguished playing career. Between 2008 and 2011, he served as head coach of the India men’s national team, guiding them to victory in the 2011 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. He later took charge of the South Africa men’s national team from 2011 to 2013, during which South Africa rose to become the number one ranked team across all formats.
Most recently, Kirsten worked as a consultant with Cricket Namibia during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, further expanding his global coaching footprint.
As a player, Kirsten represented South Africa from 1993 to 2004, amassing 14,087 international runs across Tests and ODIs. His record includes 21 Test centuries and 13 ODI centuries, cementing his reputation as one of South Africa’s most reliable batsmen.
Sri Lanka Cricket has emphasized that Kirsten’s appointment is part of a broader initiative to revamp the National High Performance Center. His primary responsibility will be to prepare and lead the Sri Lanka National Men’s Team in their campaign for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027, which will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
Cricket
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The series, which was scheduled to run from March 13 to 25, included three T20 internationals in Sharjah and three ODIs in Dubai. However, growing security concerns following reports of Iranian strikes across parts of the region have forced officials to reconsider travel and hosting arrangements.
Both cricket boards are understood to be in discussions to reschedule the fixtures once conditions improve. The decision comes at a time when Sri Lanka is also focusing on strengthening its domestic fitness programme, with selectors emphasizing that physical readiness will be a key factor in future squad selections.
Cricket
Jayasuriya Hands Over Resignation as Sri Lanka Head Coach
Cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya has formally handed over his resignation as Head Coach of the Sri Lanka national team, following the side’s disappointing World Cup campaign.
It is learnt, the resignation was submitted on Thursday after discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva. Jayasuriya, who took charge with hopes of reviving the team’s fortunes, decided to step aside after the tournament’s poor showing.
Despite stepping down, Jayasuriya will remain involved in Sri Lankan cricket. In a significant transition, he has been assigned to lead the High Performance Centre, where he will oversee player development and the broader cricketing structure.
Sri Lanka Cricket has yet to announce a replacement for the head coach role, but officials confirmed that talks are underway to identify a candidate capable of steering the national side forward.
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