IOC meets with Government and NOC of Sri Lanka

14 Oct, 2015

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), along with representatives of ASOIF, ANOC and the OCA, hosted a constructive and fruitful meeting on Tuesday?in Lausanne with a delegation from the Government of Sri Lanka that was led by Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Minister of Sports, and the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka.

The main purpose of this meeting was to review the progress made in the revision of the sports legislation in Sri Lanka and to reach mutual understanding to ensure the legislation is compatible with the basic principles and rules that govern the Olympic Movement.

All parties agreed to fully respect and comply with the principles and rules of the Olympic Charter and the statutes of the International Federations.

It was also agreed that the revision process for the sports legislation will be completed by the end of this year.

Recommended For You

Maldives briefs Sri Lanka on sniper’s arrest

Maldives top representative in Sri Lanka has briefed the country’s foreign office about the arrest of a Sri Lankan sniper in the Maldives, the Maldives foreign ministry announced Monday, Haveeru Online reported. In a tweet, the foreign ministry said Maldives High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Zahiya Zareer met with the Sri Lankan foreign secretary ?in a scheduled meeting? Monday morning. ?? Zahiya meets Sri Lanka [foreign secretary and] briefs about the arrest of Sri Lankan national suspected of c

10 Nov, 2015

Marapana resigns as Law and Order Minister

Law and Order Minister Tilak Marapana has tendered his resignation from his Ministerial post to President Maithripala Sirisena. The Minister resigned over the controversy involving him on the Avant Garde issue. Speaking to reporters today,?Marapana said that he had tendered his resignation following concerns raised over his stand on the allegations raised against?Avant Garde. He said that he met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last night and discussed the issue and this morning he had sen

09 Nov, 2015

Thursday declared National day of mourning

Thursday had been declared a National day of mourning as a mark of respect to the?late?Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha thero who passed away today. His remains are to be flown back to Sri Lanka tonight from Singapore. His funeral is to take place with full state honors on Thursday at the Parliament grounds Maduluwawe Sobhitha thero was in critical condition and was receiving treatment in hospital in Singapore when he passed away Maduluwawe Sobhitha thero was the chief incumbent of the Kotte Naga

08 Nov, 2015

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.