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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.
Cricket
Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?
Sri Lankan fast bowler Chamindu Wickramasinghe has come under the spotlight after his bowling action was officially reported as suspicious during a recent domestic encounter.
The incident occurred in a match of the National Super League held from April 6 to 9, where the Dambulla side faced Colombo. Wickramasinghe, representing Dambulla, drew attention from match officials, prompting concerns over the legality of his action.

The on-field umpires, Deepal Gunawardena and Ravindra Wimalasiri, made the report in accordance with standard procedures. Match referee Manoj Mendis also oversaw the process, ensuring that all regulations were followed.
Following the report, the matter has been referred to the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Unit for further assessment. Wickramasinghe may now be required to undergo biomechanical testing to determine whether his bowling action complies with the laws of the game.
Cricket
Sri Lanka lasses continue to impress
Sri Lanka Under-19 Women extended their impressive run in the Tri-Series with a composed four-wicket victory over Australia Women Under-19 cricket team at Bill Pippen Oval Today.
After being put in to bat, Australia U-19 struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Ayla Johnson top-scored with 18 off 29 balls, while Alyssa Dermody added a quick 13. However, regular wickets halted their progress as they finished on a modest 91 for 9 in 20 overs. Limansa Thilakarathne led the bowling effort with an impressive 3 for 26, well supported by Chamudi Praboda, who claimed 2 for 21.
In response, Sri Lanka Women Under-19 cricket team chased down the target with 92 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Despite a few setbacks, Pramudi Methsara anchored the innings with an unbeaten 21 off 17 balls, while Danodya Sewmini contributed a steady 14. Australia’s Filippa Suesee (3 for 18) and Ira Aery (2 for 13) fought hard, but Sri Lanka held their nerve.
News
Football Chief Jaswar Umar Enters Race for NOC Presidency
Jaswar Umar, President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, has officially submitted his nomination to contest for the presidency of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.
Umar becomes the fourth candidate in the race, joining Shirantha Peiris, Deva Henry, and Asanga Seneviratne, who are also contesting for the top position in the country’s Olympic body.
His time as football chief has created divided opinions among sports professionals who evaluate his performance. On one hand, Sri Lanka’s national team has shown improvement in international results, including a rise in the FIFA rankings from 204 to 191, along with notable performances against stronger opposition.
However, his approach has also faced criticism. Stakeholders have raised concerns over the increased reliance on Sri Lankan-origin overseas players, with claims that it has limited opportunities for local talent. The long-term vision for developing youth and building grassroots football programs has become a subject of public inquiry.
Umar now aims to advance his career through NOC while he leads Sri Lankan football with both positive results and ongoing public criticism of his work.
The upcoming election will become a competitive battle because four candidates will vie for control of a key position which holds major power within the country’s sports system.
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