2nd Lusofonia Games – 2009
July 14, 2009
2nd Lusofonia Games was held in Lisbon, Portugal from 11th – 19th July 2009. Sri Lanka participated in Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Taekwondo and Table Tennis and were able to have the honor of winning 5 Medals including 1 Gold Medal in the 1500m Men event by Mr. Chaminda Wijeekoon. He was the Gold Medalist of the 1500m event at the 1st Lusofonia Games which was held in Macau, 2006.
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| Gold Medal | Men’s 1500M (Athletics) | Chaminda Wijeekoon |
| Bronze Medal | Women’s 400M (Athletics) | Chandrika Subashini |
| Bronze Medal | Men’s 4×400M (Athletics) | Chaminda Wijeekoon Sameda Rathnayaka Jeewan Fernando Gayan Buddhika |
| Bronze Medal | Men’s 4×100M (Athletics) | Shehan Ambepitiya Mohomad Safras Jeewan Fernando Ashan Hasaranga |
| Bronze Medal | Taekwondo +80kg | Gayan Kumara |
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Official Website : www.lisboa2009.org
1st Asian Youth Games, 2009 – Singapore
July 8, 2009
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The 1st Asian Youth Games were held in Singapore from 29th June to 7th July 2009. Sri Lanka Participated in the following Contingent. The Chef de Mission is Mr. Nishantha Piyasena
Sri Lanka’s Victories at these Games was limited to 1 Silver & 2 Bronze Medals all in Athletics.
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An Attire for Athletes representing Sri Lanka
July 6, 2009
There was a need for having a common standard for the attire of the athletes representing Sri Lanka. Mainly because of lack of consistent in the attire worn in the opening ceremonies or closing ceremonies, even at the award of medals upon winning. And there was no protocol or standard for athletes representing Sri Lanka on what they require to wear when they appear representing the country in the international arena of sports. At the same time, Sri Lanka did not have the athletes representing the country wearing the colors representing the national identity, whereas typically attire of athletes reflects the identity of the national flag of each respective nation. We missed an opportunity to take our identity in a unique way in the International arena of sports therefore. The need for a concentrated effort arose, to come up with a national standard came up in this background.
The Minister of Sports and Public Recreation Hon. Gamini Lokuge, knowing the importance of this exercise established a committee to look into the matter and design an attire for athletes representing Sri Lanka.
The committee who was appointed by the Minister is as follows –
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- Mr. Hemasiri Fernando – Chairman
- Prof. Susiripala Malimbada
- Mr. Ramyawardena Podinilame
- Ms. Prathibhani Manthrirathne
- Ms. Mayuri Wijayasundara
- Ms. Gayathri Liyanage
Following are the design concepts for each of the dresses;
1. Track kit and the T Shirt
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At the first it is expected that our athletes will be identified as Sri Lankans, proudly carrying the identity of the national flag in the attire. The track kit, which is the official attire to wear in the closing ceremonies as well as at the time of award of medals, therefore is based on that concept of probing and reminding the colors of our National flag
The T shirt, suitable for tropical climates is primarily in white. Negotiating with the track kit and once again reflecting the theme in the national flag, the T shirt also carries the national identity in the colors.
2. Opening Ceremony Dress for Women
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The female costume consists of a handloom saree, the osariya worn in the Kandyan style. The set of jewellery and accessories consist of the traditional agate “Agasthi” necklace, “kudu karabu”, “hawadiya” and the bracelet similar to the “bola valau”
3. Opening Ceremony Dress for Men
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The male costume is a simple sarama and baniyama again made with handloom clothes specific to Sri Lanka. The common style baniyama is a sign of simplicity and expected to represent a symbolic identity for male costume in the Southern, Nothern and other parts of the country as a combination.
The Presenting of these dresses were held at a Press Briefing held at the Olympic House on 24th June 2009.
The committee will assess and benchmark the new attire in the Youth Asian Games in Singapore. After any amendments requiring had been made following the assessment and review, the final task will be to propose a national standard to the minister of sports in a report. Once accepted, a national standard on production specifications and protocols in use of these dresses will be established and enacted by the Minister of Sports.
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An Attire for Athletes representing Sri Lanka
July 1, 2009
There was a need for having a common standard for the attire of the athletes representing Sri Lanka. Mainly because of lack of consistent in the attire worn in the opening ceremonies or closing ceremonies, even at the award of medals upon winning. And there was no protocol or standard for athletes representing Sri Lanka on what they require to wear when they appear representing the country in the international arena of sports. At the same time, Sri Lanka did not have the athletes representing the country wearing the colors representing the national identity, whereas typically attire of athletes reflects the identity of the national flag of each respective nation. We missed an opportunity to take our identity in a unique way in the International arena of sports therefore. The need for a concentrated effort arose, to come up with a national standard came up in this background.
The Minister of Sports and Public Recreation Hon. Gamini Lokuge, knowing the importance of this exercise established a committee to look into the matter and design an attire for athletes representing Sri Lanka.
The committee who was appointed by the Minister is as follows –
- Mr. Hemasiri Fernando – Chairman
- Prof. Susiripala Malimbada
- Mr. Ramyawardena Podinilame
- Ms. Prathibhani Manthrirathne
- Ms. Mayuri Wijayasundara
Following are the design concepts for each of the dresses;
1. Track kit and the T Shirt
At the first it is expected that our athletes will be identified as Sri Lankans, proudly carrying the identity of the national flag in the attire. The track kit, which is the official attire to wear in the closing ceremonies as well as at the time of award of medals, therefore is based on that concept of probing and reminding the colors of our National flag
The T shirt, suitable for tropical climates is primarily in white. Negotiating with the track kit and once again reflecting the theme in the national flag, the T shirt also carries the national identity in the colors.
2. Opening Ceremony Dress for Women
The female costume consists of a handloom saree, the osariya worn in the Kandyan style. The set of jewellery and accessories consist of the traditional agate “Agasthi” necklace, “kudu karabu”, “hawadiya” and the bracelet similar to the “bola valau”
3. Opening Ceremony Dress for Men
The male costume is a simple sarama and baniyama again made with handloom clothes specific to Sri Lanka. The common style baniyama is a sign of simplicity and expected to represent a symbolic identity for male costume in the Southern, Nothern and other parts of the country as a combination.
The Presenting of these dresses were held at a Press Briefing held at the Olympic House on 24th June 2009.
The committee will assess and benchmark the new attire in the Youth Asian Games in Singapore. After any amendments requiring had been made following the assessment and review, the final task will be to propose a national standard to the minister of sports in a report. Once accepted, a national standard on production specifications and protocols in use of these dresses will be established and enacted by the Minister of Sports.
Olympic Day Run 2009
July 1, 2009
Olympic Day Run to celebrate the Olympic Day 2009 was on 21st June 2009 at Rathnapura New Town with the patronage of the Chief Minister of the Sabaragamuwa Province, Hon. Maheepala Herath.
1000 school children representing 15 schools from Rathnapura District participated in the run.
A certificate signed by the President of the IOC and the President of the NOC was given to all the participants and the Sports & Environment Committee of the NOC distributed plants among the schools and few plants were planted at the New Town Grounds to mark the day.
The main sponsor for the event was Sri Lanka Telecom.
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