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Malang Stadium, where 133 died in a stampede, will be demolished
Indonesian President Joko Widodo says his government will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where 133 people died in the world’s deadliest sports stampede this month.
The President, popularly known as Jokowi, made the announcement on Tuesday while addressing journalists at the State Palace in Jakarta after meeting with Gianni Infantino, head of world football’s governing body FIFA.
“Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang … we will demolish it and rebuild it according to FIFA standards,” Jokowi said. “We are ready to completely transform Indonesian football”
On October 1, after Persebaya Surabaya beat home team Arema FC, fans went on a deadly rampage as they tried to leave the Kanjuruhan Stadium in the city of Malang, East Java province. Many people, including more than 40 minors, died of suffocation on this occasion.
After an investigation, officials in a report published last week concluded that the main reason behind the incident was the use of tear gas by the police inside the stadium. This is a crowd control measure banned by FIFA. The deaths were reportedly caused by asphyxiating gas as panicked spectators rushed to the exits.
තෙරපීමකින් 133 මියගිය Malang ක්රීඩාංගනය කඩා ඉවත් කෙරේ
ඉන්දුනීසියානු ජනාධිපති ජෝකෝ විඩෝඩෝ පවසන්නේ, මෙම මාසයේ දී ලෝකයේ මාරාන්තික ක්රීඩා ව්යසයක් වන තෙරපීමකින් පුද්ගලයන් 133 දෙනෙකු මිය ගිය පාපන්දු ක්රීඩාංගනයක් තම රජය විසින් කඩා දමා නැවත ගොඩනඟන බවයි.
Jokowi ලෙසින් ප්රචලිත ජනාධිපතිවරයා, ලෝක පාපන්දු පාලක මණ්ඩලයේ FIFA හි ප්රධානියා Gianni Infantino හමුවීමෙන් පසු ජකර්තා හි රාජ්ය මාලිගයේදී මාධ්යවේදීන් අමතමින් අඟහරුවාදා මේ බව ප්රකාශ කළේය.
“Malang හි කන්ජුරුහාන් ක්රීඩාංගනය … අපි එය කඩා ඉවත් කර FIFA ප්රමිතීන්ට අනුව නැවත ගොඩනඟමු,” Jokowi පැවසීය. “අපි ඉන්දුනීසියානු පාපන්දු සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම පරිවර්තනය කිරීම සූදානම්”
ඔක්තෝම්බර් 1 වෙනිදා, Persebaya Surabaya විසින් ස්වදේශීය කණ්ඩායම වන Arema FC පරාජය කිරීමෙන් පසු, නැගෙනහිර ජාවා පළාතේ Malang නගරයේ කන්ජුරුහාන් ක්රීඩාංගණයෙන් පිටවීමට උත්සාහ කරන විට, ක්රීඩා ලෝලීන් මාරාන්තික කෝපයකට පසු විය. බාලවයස්කරුවන් 40කට වැඩි පිරිසක් ඇතුළු බොහෝ පිරිසක් මෙම අවස්ථාවේදී හුස්ම හිරවීමෙන් මිය ගියහ.
විමර්ශනයකින් පසුව, නිලධාරීන් පසුගිය සතියේ ප්රකාශයට පත් කරන ලද වාර්තාවක නිගමනය කළේ සිද්ධිය පිටුපස ඇති ප්රධාන හේතුව පොලිසිය ක්රීඩාංගනය තුළ කඳුළු ගෑස් භාවිතා කිරීම බවයි. මෙය FIFA විසින් තහනම් කරන ලද සෙනඟ පාලනය කිරීමේ පියවරකි. කලබලයට පත් ප්රේක්ෂකයින් පිටවීමේ දොරටු වෙත දිව යද්දී හුස්ම හිරවන වායු පැවතීම නිසා මෙම මරණ සිදු වූ බව වාර්ථා වේ.
நெரிசலில் சிக்கி 133 பேர் உயிரிழந்த மலாங் மைதானம் இடிக்கப்படும்
உலகின் மிக மோசமான விளையாட்டு நெரிசலில் சிக்கி 133 பேர் உயிரிழந்த கால்பந்து மைதானத்தை தனது அரசாங்கம் இடித்து மீண்டும் கட்டும் என இந்தோனேசிய அதிபர் ஜோகோ விடோடோ தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
ஜகார்த்தாவில் உள்ள ஸ்டேட் பேலஸில் உலக கால்பந்தாட்டத்தின் நிர்வாகக் குழுவான ஃபிஃபாவின் தலைவரான கியானி இன்ஃபான்டினோவைச் சந்தித்த பின்னர் செய்தியாளர்களிடம் பேசிய ஜோகோவி என்று பிரபலமாக அறியப்பட்ட ஜனாதிபதி செவ்வாயன்று அறிவித்தார்.
“மலாங்கில் உள்ள கஞ்சுருஹான் ஸ்டேடியம் … நாங்கள் அதை இடித்துவிட்டு FIFA தரத்தின்படி மீண்டும் கட்டுவோம்” என்று ஜோகோவி கூறினார். “இந்தோனேசிய கால்பந்தை முழுமையாக மாற்ற நாங்கள் தயாராக இருக்கிறோம்”
அக்டோபர் 1 ஆம் தேதி, பெர்செபயா சுரபயா சொந்த அணியான அரேமா எஃப்சியை தோற்கடித்த பிறகு, கிழக்கு ஜாவா மாகாணத்தின் மலாங் நகரில் உள்ள கஞ்சுருஹான் மைதானத்தை விட்டு வெளியேற முயன்ற ரசிகர்கள் பயங்கர வெறியாட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர். இதில் 40க்கும் மேற்பட்ட சிறார்கள் உட்பட பலர் மூச்சு திணறி உயிரிழந்தனர்.
விசாரணைக்குப் பிறகு, அதிகாரிகள் கடந்த வாரம் வெளியிடப்பட்ட அறிக்கையில், இந்த சம்பவத்தின் பின்னணியில் உள்ள முக்கிய காரணம் மைதானத்திற்குள் போலீசார் கண்ணீர் புகைக் குண்டுகளைப் பயன்படுத்தியதாக முடிவு செய்தனர். இது ஃபிஃபாவால் தடை செய்யப்பட்ட கூட்டத்தைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தும் நடவடிக்கையாகும். பீதியடைந்த பார்வையாளர்கள் வெளியேறும் பகுதிகளுக்கு விரைந்தபோது மூச்சுத்திணறல் வாயு காரணமாக மரணங்கள் ஏற்பட்டதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.
Colombo: In a historic achievement for Sri Lankan athletics, three national athletes have officially qualified for the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025, set to take place from May 21 to 23 in Nanjing, China. This marks Sri Lanka’s largest representation at the prestigious event in over two decades.
Sri Lankan Athletes Heading to Nanjing 2025
The three Sri Lankan athletes who secured their spots based on performances and world rankings are:
- Chamod Yodasinghe – 60m Sprint
- Kalinga Kumarage – 400m
- Kaveesha Bandara – 60m Hurdles
Their qualification comes after impressive performances at the inaugural National Short Course Championship, highlighting Sri Lanka’s growing potential in indoor athletics.
A Historic Moment for Sri Lanka
The last time Sri Lanka sent a team to the World Athletics Indoor Championships was in 2001 (Lisbon), where four athletes represented the nation. This latest qualification marks the largest contingent in over 20 years, showcasing significant progress despite limited indoor competition opportunities in Sri Lanka.
With preparations underway, these athletes will aim to make an impact on the global stage and elevate Sri Lanka’s presence in international athletics.
Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka’s journey to Nanjing 2025!
Colombo: In a significant move towards strengthening sports and youth development in Sri Lanka, Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong met with Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumar Gamage, and Deputy Minister Eranga Gunasekara today (26) at the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
During the meeting, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong congratulated the newly appointed ministers and reaffirmed China’s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s sports and youth programs. Discussions centered on enhancing bilateral cooperation and exploring actionable initiatives to uplift sports development in the country.
A key highlight of the discussions was China’s willingness to promote sports such as Tai Chi and Dragon Boat Racing in Sri Lanka. This initiative aligns with the broader vision of fostering international sports collaboration and expanding the sporting culture within the country.
This renewed partnership marks an important step in Sri Lanka’s sports development, paving the way for future investments and technical support to enhance local sporting infrastructure and training programs.
Stay tuned for more updates on this collaboration and its impact on Sri Lankan sports!
Colombo: Sri Lanka has officially been granted the hosting rights for the 2025 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship, set to take place in June 2025. The decision marks a historic moment for Sri Lankan football, as the nation last hosted the tournament in 2008 alongside the Maldives.
The SAFF Championship is widely regarded as the “World Cup of South Asia,” bringing together the best footballing nations from the region. The 2025 edition will feature seven teams:
- India (Defending champions and most successful team)
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka (Host nation)
With the backing of home supporters, Sri Lanka will look to capitalize on this opportunity and aim for a deep run in the competition.
SAFF Championship: A Look at Past Editions and Winners
The SAFF Championship, first held in 1993, has seen 14 editions so far. India has been the most dominant team in the tournament’s history, winning a record 9 titles. The Maldives and Bangladesh have each won the tournament twice, while Sri Lanka claimed their only title in 1995, when they hosted the event in Colombo.
Here is a look at the past winners:
- India – 9 titles (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023)
- Maldives – 2 titles (2008, 2018)
- Bangladesh – 2 titles (2003, 2023)
- Sri Lanka – 1 title (1995)
Sri Lanka’s return as the host nation in 2025 gives them a golden opportunity to reclaim the championship after 30 years.
If executed well, the 2025 SAFF Championship could mark the beginning of a new era for Sri Lankan football, helping the nation rise again in South Asian football.
Can Sri Lanka make the most of this historic opportunity? The countdown to SAFF 2025 begins!
Three Sri Lankan Athletes Qualify for World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025
Chinese Government Pledges Support for Sri Lanka’s Sports and Youth Development
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