Olympic Academy
National Olympic Academy in Sri Lanka was born three years ago by the initiative of the current NOC Sri Lanka President Mr.Hemasiri Fernando’s untiring efforts.
Since then every year in the picturesque Bandarawela Town was the venue for the gathering of 60 undergraduates from all the universities in Sri Lanka.
Why Undergraduates?
They form the cream of the intellectuals in our country as the university entrance examinations are very competitive and the intake is limited, hence students entering the universities are the very best in Sri Lanka. On passing out of the University they hold high posts in society, hence we thought it is prudent to Target this group of young intellectuals in our society to promote Olympism as they are the group who could make an impact in the society
The Issues highlighted at the Sessions are:
- Fairplay
- Ethics
In Sri Lanka education is a must and society emphasis on good and sound education from the primary level in Schools, as such there is a severe competition in the Country to do better at Examinations. Due to the intense rivalry in EXAMINATIONS leading to University Education, students tend to be more focus on their individual performance and to enhance same at any cost, having seen this, we felt that they require to be exposed to Olympic Principles of Fair play and High Ethics leading to life.