News
National Badminton Championship begins.
The National Grand Badminton Championship organized by the Sri Lanka Badminton Association started yesterday (16) at the Sugathadasa Sports Complex in Colombo.
About 1700 athletes participated in this year’s tournament, which will be held until the 20th of this month. The matches of this year’s tournament will be held at the Sri Lanka Badminton Association Headquarters Stadium and the Trade Services Sports Badminton Stadium.
This year the tournament will be held under many age groups. Competitions will be held mainly under 5 categories: men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed.
In addition, for the senior contestants. Competitions will be held for age groups of 35 and above, 40 and above, 45 and above, 50 and above, 55 and above, 60 and above and 65 and above.
This year’s tournament has also organized matches for disabled players. Mr Sanjeeva Wijesekera will be the chief referee of the tournament and the sports minister is scheduled to attend the closing ceremony.
ජාතික බැඩ්මින්ටන් ශූරතාවලිය ආරම්භ වේ.
ශ්රී ලංකා බැඩ්මින්ටන් සංගමය විසින් සංවිධානය කරනු ලබන ජාතික මහා බැඩ්මින්ටන් ශූරතාවලියේ ඊයේ දින(16) කොළඹ සුගතදාස ක්රීඩා සංකීර්ණයේදී ආරම්භ විය.
මෙවර තරගාවලිය සදහා ක්රීඩක ක්රීඩිකාවක් 1700ක් පමණ සහභාගී වී ඇති අතර, මෙම තරගාවලිය මේ මස 20 වෙනිදා දක්වා පැවැත්වේ. මෙවර තරගාවලියේ තරග ශ්රී ලංකා බැඩ්මින්ටන් සංගම් මූලස්ථාන ක්රීඩාංගනයේදී හා වෙළද සේවා ක්රීඩා බැඩ්මින්ටන් ක්රීඩාංගනයේදී පැවැත්වේ.
මෙවර තරගාවලිය වයස් කාණ්ඩ රැසක් යටතේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත වේ. පිරිමි කේවල, පිරිමි යුගල, කාන්තා කේවල, කාන්තා යුගල හා මිශ්ර වශයෙන් ප්රධාන වශයෙන් කාණ්ඩ 5ක් යටතේ තරග පැවැත්වේ.
ඊට අමතරව ජේෂ්ඨ තරගකරුවන් සදහාද අවු. 35න් ඉහළ, 40න් ඉහළ, 45 න් ඉහළ, 50න් ඉහළ, 55න් ඉහළ, 60ඉ ඉහළ හා 65 ඉහළ ලෙස වයස් කාණ්ඩ සදහා තරග පැවැත්වෙනු ඇත.
ආබාධිත ක්රීඩකයන් සදහාද මෙවර තරගාවලියේ තරග සංවිධානය කොට ඇත. තරගාවලියේ ප්රධාන තරග තීරකවරයා ලෙස සංජීව විජේසේකර මහතා කටයුතු කරන අතර ක්රීඩා අමාත්යවරයා සමාප්ති උත්සවයට පැමිණීමට නියමිතව ඇත.
தேசிய பேட்மிண்டன் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் தொடங்குகிறது.
இலங்கை பூப்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தினால் நடாத்தப்படும் தேசிய கிராண்ட் பேட்மிண்டன் சம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டி நேற்று (16) கொழும்பு சுகததாச விளையாட்டு வளாகத்தில் ஆரம்பமானது.
இந்த வருடத்திற்கான போட்டியில் சுமார் 1700 வீராங்கனைகள் பங்குபற்றியுள்ளதுடன், இப் போட்டிகள் எதிர்வரும் 20ஆம் திகதி வரை நடைபெறவுள்ளது. இந்த வருடத்திற்கான போட்டிகள் இலங்கை பூப்பந்து சம்மேளன தலைமையக மைதானத்திலும் வர்த்தக சேவைகள் விளையாட்டு பூப்பந்து மைதானத்திலும் நடைபெறவுள்ளது.
இந்த ஆண்டு போட்டிகள் பல வயது பிரிவுகளின் கீழ் நடைபெறும். முக்கியமாக ஆண்கள் ஒற்றையர், ஆண்கள் இரட்டையர், பெண்கள் ஒற்றையர், பெண்கள் இரட்டையர் மற்றும் கலப்பு என 5 பிரிவுகளின் கீழ் போட்டிகள் நடைபெறும்.
கூடுதலாக, மூத்த போட்டியாளர்களுக்கு. 35 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள், 40 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள், 45 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள், 50 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள், 55 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள், 60 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள் மற்றும் 65 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்களுக்கு போட்டிகள் நடத்தப்படும்.
இந்த ஆண்டு போட்டிகள் மாற்றுத்திறனாளி வீரர்களுக்கான போட்டிகளுக்கும் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன. போட்டியின் பிரதம நடுவராக திரு.சஞ்சீவ விஜேசேகர செயற்படவுள்ளதுடன், விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சர் நிறைவு விழாவில் கலந்துகொள்ள உள்ளார்.
Cricket
Leadership Change Looms at Sri Lanka Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket could be on the verge of a major leadership shake-up, with reports suggesting that President Shammi Silva is expected to resign from his post on Wednesday, potentially ending a seven-year tenure at the helm of the governing body.
According to a report published by Daily Mirror, Silva’s anticipated resignation follows a request from the government, signaling possible political involvement in the administration of the sport.
The report further indicates that former Member of Parliament and State Minister Eran Wickramaratne is likely to be appointed as the Interim President of Sri Lanka Cricket, should Silva step down as expected.
Silva, who was first elected to the position in February 2019, has maintained his leadership through multiple election victories, overseeing Sri Lanka Cricket during a period marked by both challenges and transitions.
While no official confirmation has yet been issued, the reported developments have already sparked widespread discussion within cricketing and political circles, raising questions about the future direction of the country’s cricket administration.
Athletics
Tharanga Claims Historic Gold in Nairobi with Record-Breaking Throw
Sri Lanka’s rising javelin sensation Rumesh Tharanga delivered a remarkable performance on the international stage, clinching gold at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi with a stunning meet record throw of 89.28 metres.
Competing against an elite field, Tharanga outshone some of the sport’s biggest names, including Olympic champion Thomas Röhler and Kenya’s celebrated Olympic silver medallist and world champion Julius Yego. His victory marks one of the most significant achievements in Sri Lankan athletics in recent years.
The triumph is further highlighted by Tharanga’s consistency, as this is his second throw exceeding 89 metres within a month. Such performances signal his growing dominance and position him firmly among the world’s top javelin throwers this season.
News
Seneviratne Elected NOC President in Key Vote for Sri Lanka Sports Future
Asanga Seneviratne was elected as the new President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka following a decisive vote held today, marking a significant leadership change at a crucial juncture for the nation’s sporting landscape.
Seneviratne, who also heads the Sri Lanka Baseball Softball Association, secured a clear majority with 16 votes. His closest contender, Jaswar Umar, garnered 11 votes, while Shirantha Peiris received 2.
The election outcome places Seneviratne at the helm of the country’s premier Olympic body as Sri Lanka intensifies preparations for a series of upcoming regional and international competitions.
His appointment is expected to play a key role in shaping the direction of national sports development and strengthening the country’s presence on the global stage.











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