COLOMBO, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka has taken steps to speed up work related to the establishment of the country’s first sports university, a statement from the President’s Media Division (PMD) said, yesterday.
Quoting State Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Rohana Dissanayaka, the PMD said, it would provide opportunities for youths to complete degrees with expertise in sports.
The PMD said, the sports complex in the Colombo suburb would be expanded in the construction of the sports university, which is expected to recognise outstanding athletes, both locally and at the school level.
“The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is doing a wide range of work, to improve the sporting abilities of the youth of this country, to raise them to the national and international levels,” the statement said.– NNN-XINHUA
