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Prize money awarded to winners of the 2022 FIFA World Cup
The 22nd edition will be hosted by Qatar and will start on November 20, with the opening match between Qatar and Ecuador on Sunday 20th.
The FIFA World Cup was first held in 1930, when FIFA, the world governing body of football, implemented the idea and decided to hold an international men’s football tournament under the tenure of FIFA President Jules Rimet. The inaugural edition held in 1930 was contested as a final by only thirteen teams invited by the organizers. Since then, the World Cup has undergone expansions and changes, with the current 32 teams participating in a two-year qualification process before the final World Cup, with over 200 teams from around the world participating in these qualifying tournaments. This year the World Cup will be held for the 22nd time and the World Cup will be hosted by Qatar.
FIFA has announced the total prize money fund for the 2022 World Cup with a massive increase of 29%, taking the total to $1 billion. Of that, $440 million will be distributed among the 32 teams depending on how the World Cup ends. The remaining $660 million will be distributed to the least developed federations.
The distribution among the 32 groups is as follows
Participation Fee (for all 32 qualified teams) $2.5 million (each)
Group Stage (16 teams which get eliminated) $8 million (each)
Round of 16 (8 eliminated teams) $12 million (each)
Quarterfinals (4 eliminated teams) $16 million (each)
Fourth place $22 million
Third Place $26 million
Runners-up $32 million
Champions $45 million
2022 පාපන්දු ලෝක කුසලාන ජයග්රහකයින් හට පිරිනමන ත්යාග මුදල
22 වරට කටාර් රාජ්යයේ සත්කාරකත්වය යටතේ නොවැම්බර් 20 වෙනි දින ආරම්භ කිරීමට නියමිත අතර, 20 වැනි ඉරිදා ආරම්භක තරගය ලෙස කරාර් රාජ්යය හා ඉක්වදෝරය තරග වැදීමට නියමිතය.
FIFA ලෝක කුසලානය ප්රථම වරට පැවැත්වුණේ 1930 දී, ලෝක පාපන්දු පාලක මණ්ඩලය වන FIFA විසින් මෙම අදහස ක්රියාත්මක කර FIFA සභාපති Jules Rimet ගේ ධුර කාලය යටතේ ජාත්යන්තර පිරිමි පාපන්දු තරඟාවලියක් පැවැත්වීමට තීරණය කරන ලදී. 1930 දී පවත්වන ලද සමාරම්භක සංස්කරණය සංවිධායකයන් විසින් ආරාධනා කරන ලද කණ්ඩායම් දහතුනකින් පමණක් අවසන් තරඟාවලියක් ලෙස තරඟ කරන ලදී. එතැන් සිට, ලෝක කුසලානය ව්යාප්ත කිරීම් සහ තරග ආති වෙනස් කරමින් ඉදියට එන ලදී, එහි වර්තමාන කණ්ඩායම් 32 අවසන් ලෝක කුසලාන තරඟාවලියට පෙර වසර දෙකක සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ ක්රියාවලියක නිරත වේ, ලොව පුරා කණ්ඩායම් 200කට අධික සංඛ්යාවක් මෙම සිදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ තරගාවලි සදහා සහභාගී වීම සිදු වේ. මෙවර පාපන්දු ලෝක කුසලානය 22 වරට පැවැත්වෙන අතර ලෝක කුසනයේ සත්කාරකත්වය දරන්නේ කටාර් රාජ්ය වේ.
FIFA විසින් 2022 ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා මුළු ත්යාග මුදල් අරමුදල ප්රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත්තේ 29% ක දැවැන්ත වැඩිවීමක් සමඟින් මුළු මුදල ඩොලර් බිලියන 1 දක්වා ඉහල දමමින් ය. එයින් ඩොලර් මිලියන 440 ක් කණ්ඩායම් 32 ක් අතර ලෝක කුසලානය අවසන් වන ආකාරය අනුව බෙදා හරිනු ඇත. ඉතිරි ඩොලර් මිලියන 660 අඩු සංවර්ධිත ෆෙඩරේෂන් සදහා බෙදා දීමට නියමිතය.
කණ්ඩායම් 32 අතරේ බෙදා දෙන ආකරය පහත පරිදිය
Participation Fee (for all 32 qualified teams) $2.5 million (each)
Group Stage (16 teams which get eliminated) $8 million (each)
Round of 16 (8 eliminated teams) $12 million (each)
Quarterfinals (4 eliminated teams) $16 million (each)
Fourth Place $22 million
Third Place $26 million
Runners-up $32 million
Champions $45 million
2022 FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை வெற்றியாளர்களுக்கு வழங்கப்படும் பரிசுத் தொகை
22 வது பதிப்பு கத்தார் நடத்தும் மற்றும் நவம்பர் 20 ஆம் தேதி தொடங்கும், ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை 20 ஆம் தேதி கத்தார் மற்றும் ஈக்வடார் இடையே தொடக்க ஆட்டம்.
FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை முதன்முதலில் 1930 இல் நடைபெற்றது, FIFA, உலக கால்பந்தாட்ட அமைப்பு, இந்த யோசனையை செயல்படுத்தியது மற்றும் FIFA தலைவர் ஜூல்ஸ் ரிமெட்டின் பதவிக்காலத்தின் கீழ் ஒரு சர்வதேச ஆண்கள் கால்பந்து போட்டியை நடத்த முடிவு செய்தது. 1930 இல் நடைபெற்ற தொடக்கப் பதிப்பு, அமைப்பாளர்களால் அழைக்கப்பட்ட பதின்மூன்று அணிகளால் மட்டுமே இறுதிப் போட்டியாகப் போட்டியிட்டது. அப்போதிருந்து, உலகக் கோப்பை விரிவாக்கங்கள் மற்றும் மாற்றங்களுக்கு உட்பட்டுள்ளது, தற்போதைய 32 அணிகள் இறுதி உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு முன் இரண்டு ஆண்டு தகுதிச் செயல்முறையில் பங்கேற்கின்றன, உலகம் முழுவதிலுமிருந்து 200 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட அணிகள் இந்தத் தகுதிப் போட்டிகளில் பங்கேற்கின்றன. இந்த ஆண்டு 22வது முறையாக உலகக் கோப்பையும், உலகக் கோப்பையும் கத்தார் நாட்டில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது.
FIFA 2022 உலகக் கோப்பைக்கான மொத்தப் பரிசுத் தொகையை 29% அதிகரித்து, மொத்தம் $1 பில்லியனாக அறிவித்துள்ளது. அதில், உலகக் கோப்பை எப்படி முடிவடைகிறது என்பதைப் பொறுத்து 32 அணிகளுக்கு $440 மில்லியன் விநியோகிக்கப்படும். மீதமுள்ள $660 மில்லியன் குறைந்த வளர்ச்சியடைந்த கூட்டமைப்புகளுக்கு விநியோகிக்கப்படும்.
32 குழுக்களிடையே விநியோகம் பின்வருமாறு
Participation Fee (for all 32 qualified teams) $2.5 million (each)
Group Stage (16 teams which get eliminated) $8 million (each)
Round of 16 (8 eliminated teams) $12 million (each)
Quarterfinals (4 eliminated teams) $16 million (each)
Fourth Place $22 million
Third Place $26 million
Runners-up $32 million
Champions $45 million
News
Ceylon Masters Badminton Championships 2026 Entry Deadline Extended Until June 3
The Organizing Committee of the Ceylon Masters International Badminton Championships 2026 has announced an extension of the tournament entry deadline, giving players additional time to register for one of the region’s premier masters badminton events.
According to the organizers, the revised closing date for entries is June 3, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. The extension is expected to provide greater flexibility for players who have yet to complete their registration process.

The championship is set to attract a large number of masters badminton players from around the world, who will converge in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a highly competitive international tournament. The event has steadily grown in stature and is now regarded as a key fixture on the global masters badminton calendar.
Tournament officials have encouraged interested players to take advantage of the extended deadline and secure their participation before entries officially close. They emphasized that the championship offers competitors a valuable opportunity to test their skills against international opponents while experiencing Sri Lanka’s renowned hospitality and sporting culture.
With strong local and overseas interest already evident, organizers expect another successful edition of the tournament and have urged players not to miss the opportunity to be part of this exciting international badminton championship.
Cricket
Virat Kohli half-century and bowlers help RCB retain IPL title
Royal Challengers Bengaluru successfully defended their IPL crown with a composed five-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final, powered by a masterful unbeaten 75 from Virat Kohli and a disciplined bowling performance.
After being asked to bat first, Gujarat Titans struggled to build momentum against a relentless RCB attack and were restricted to 155 for 8 in their allotted 20 overs.
The Titans lost both openers early as Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed Sai Sudharsan and skipper Shubman Gill inside the first four overs. Nishant Sindhu briefly resisted with 20, but wickets fell at regular intervals as RCB tightened their grip on the contest.
Washington Sundar stood firm amid the collapse, producing a fighting unbeaten 50 off 37 deliveries that featured five boundaries. However, he received little support from the middle order. Rasikh Salam emerged as the pick of the bowlers with impressive figures of 3 for 27, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood claimed two wickets apiece. Krunal Pandya also chipped in with a crucial scalp as Gujarat finished below a par total.
In reply, RCB got off to a flying start through Venkatesh Iyer, who blasted 32 from just 16 balls. Although the defending champions lost a few quick wickets in the middle overs, Kohli anchored the chase with another vintage innings under pressure.
The veteran star struck nine fours and three sixes in his unbeaten 75 off 42 balls, controlling the innings with a blend of aggression and composure. Rajat Patidar contributed 15, while Tim David added a valuable 24 before falling with the target in sight.
Kohli then guided RCB home alongside wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma, who remained unbeaten on 11, as Bengaluru reached 161 for 5 in just 18 overs.
The victory secured back-to-back IPL titles for RCB and once again highlighted Kohli’s enduring class on the biggest stage.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans 155/8 in 20 overs (Washington Sundar 50; Rasikh Salam 3/27, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/29, Josh Hazlewood 2/37) lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru 161/5 in 18 overs (Virat Kohli 75, Venkatesh Iyer 32, Tim David 24; Rashid Khan 2/25) by five wickets.
Athletics
Tarushi Abisheka Wins Gold for Sri Lanka at Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships
Sri Lankan athlete Tarushi Abisheka secured a gold medal in the girls’ 1500m event at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships currently being held in Hong Kong on Thursday (May 28).
Abisheka delivered an impressive performance to finish first with a timing of 4 minutes and 31.41 seconds, bringing glory to Sri Lanka on the international stage.
Iran’s Maryam Baluoutaki claimed the silver medal, while South Korea’s Song Dawson finished in third place to secure the bronze.
The talented Sri Lankan middle-distance runner is also competing in the 800m event at the championship.
The Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships has attracted athletes from 40 countries, competing across 46 events.
Sri Lanka has fielded a 22-member contingent for the tournament, consisting of 15 male athletes and seven female athletes.
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