2nd Asian Beach Games 2010 – Muscat, Oman
December 7, 2010
Sri Lanka is participating in the 2nd Asian Beach Games Festival in Muscat, Oman. These Games festival was officially commenced on 8th and scheduled to be concluded on 16th December 2010. Of the 14 sports disciplines included in the programme of the games, Sri Lanka is participating in,
- Beach Volleyball
- Sailing
- Marathon Swimming
- Beach Kabaddi
Mr. Priyantha Jayakody of Volleyball Federation of Sri Lanka is led the Sri Lanka team as Chef de Mission.
The participation of athletes and officials at the above Games is as follows:
| Sport | Athletes (M) | Athletes (W) | Officials |
| Beach Kabaddi | 06 | - | 02 |
| Beach Volleyball | 04 | - | 02 |
| Marathon Swimming | 04 | 04 | 01 |
| Sailing | 02 | - | 01 |
National Olympic Academy 2010 – 10th Annual session
December 5, 2010
‘Healthy body and healthy mind inculcate Olympic values in our society and to bring about lasting peace through participation of sports without any barriers in Sri Lanka’
The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka successfully completed its 10th annual Olympic Academy sessions at Bandarawela from 30th November to 5th December 2010. At these sessions a wide variety of subjects ranging from Olympism, Olympic Games, to Sports and Environment, Sports Psychology were covered by experienced course directors, resource personnel and others.
The current sessions open with the dawn of peace in Sri Lanka. Olympism is synonymous with peace and one of the goals of the Olympic Movement is to contribute towards building a peaceful and better world. The Olympic Spirit is achieved therefore by educating youth on friendship, Solidarity, fair play and mutual understanding.
The Academy has always been the avenue through which we endeavor to translate these principles into action. The wide variety of educational sessions, Academic programmes and enjoyment offered to all participants to serve the vision of the National Olympic Academy. With the passage of time the Academy has undergone changes in its form and content. Same as the last year, this year also we took a bold and progressive step by inviting young persons from the NOCs in the South Asian Region to participate in the Academy sessions.
This is indeed very encouraging and could be the first step towards ‘Building a peaceful and better world’