The backing of sporting legend and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Kipchoge ‘Kip’ Keino reflects growing support for what has been dubbed Sri Lanka’s ‘life-changing’ bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.The Kenyan, whose Commonwealth gold in the mile and three miles at the 1966 Games in Kingston, Jamaica, launched him onto the international stage [...]

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Welsh bantamweight Sean McGoldrick has been awarded the gold medal stripped from disqualified Sri Lankan Manju Wanniarachchi at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the organisers announced on Monday. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said the opportunity for Wanniarachchi to appeal against his exclusion after a positive drug test in Delhi had lapsed without the athlete taking [...]

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Commonwealth Games gold medalist Manju Wanniarachchi's lawyer Kalinga Indatissa has drawn up plans to proceed with an appeal against the decision taken by the Federation Court of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) that stripped the boxer of his medal for doping. Indatissa has decided to appeal against this decision as per rules and guidelines of [...]

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Controversial chairman of last year’s Commonwealth Games in India Suresh Kalmadi was yesterday arrested for corruption and cheating, reports emanating from India said. Kalmadi was interrogated last morning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over contracts that saw the most expensive firms being hired for equipment and services for the Commonwealth Games that were [...]

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Distribution of Sports equipment in Hambantota Sports equipments will be distributed to seven divisional Secretariats in the Hambantota district to coincide with the 2018 Commonwealth Games scheduled to take place in the Hambantota District. The equipments will be distributed to the sports associations of the divisional secretariats in Hambantota on March 15. Minister of sports [...]

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The logo for Sri Lanka's bid to host the Commonwealth Games in Hambantota, 2018, was unveiled by president Mahinda Rajapaksa at his official residence, Temple Trees on Monday night. Thus, Sri Lanka is willing to bring the Commonwealth Games to its shores in seven years. Speaking on the occasion the president declared that the emblem's [...]

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The organiser of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi, protested his innocence Friday after police raided his homes as part of a probe into graft allegations surrounding the event. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at Kalmadi's residences in the capital and the western town of Pune, and at the home of his [...]

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Sri Lanka issued a statement saying it has hired a public relations firm to advise in its bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Hambantota. The public relations firm of Bell Pottinger and other units of Chime Communications marketing group will act as advisers to Sri Lanka's bid. Central Bank Governor Ajith Cabraal said [...]

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The rise and fall of heroes have been witnessed by the world at every level since the dawn of civilization. Although most of it is history, it comes to life, time and again. Most of the time, people are impatient to jump to their own conclusions, with limited information or no facts at all. However, [...]

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It is about time the Sports Ministry thinks hard about how to improve the standard of sports in Sri Lanka. The achievements by neighbouring India at the 19th Commonwealth Games held in Delhi is ample reason to find ways and means to enhance the levels of standards of all sports. India like Sri Lanka consumes [...]

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Appoints special committee to handle bidding and organising of 2018 Commonwealth Games President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed a special committee to handle the organising aspects of the 2018 Commonwealth Games for which Hambantota has been shortlisted as one of the two bidding cities. The committee comprises of Central Bank Chairman Ajit Nivad Cabraal, Deputy Minister [...]

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed a 10 member committee to work towards organizing the 21st Commonwealth Games in Sri Lanka in 2018. The committee consists of central bank governor Ajith Niwad Kabral, Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, NOC chairman Hemasiri Fernando, senior minister Dilan Perera and six others.

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Sri Lanka’s badminton and table tennis players had a poor day losing all their encounters at the Commonwealth Games. The round for the last sixteen saw Sri Lanka’s Lasitha Karunathilaka,Dinuka and Niluka Karunaratne losing their singles matches. Niluka played very well and took the first set but the English opponent came back to win the [...]

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Shehan Ambepitiya became a notable absentee in the 200 metres semi-final event at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium last evening. The medal prospect failed to face the starter as he had aggravated an ankle injury suffered during the previous day’s run. Team doctor Lal Ekanayake told the ‘Daily Mirror’ that Ambepitiya had complained of a pain [...]

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has told officials on Saturday that Sri Lankan athletes must be prepared for the XXIst Commonwealth Games which he contends could be held in Sri Lanka in 2018. The president made the remarks at a meeting in Panadura on Saturday. The President has added that no building should be built on school [...]

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(By T.B. Rahaman in Delhi) Shehan Ambepitiya, on his quest for a medal in the 19th Commonwealth Games at New Delhi, qualified for the semi-final in the 200 metres event for men on Saturday. He finished third in the second round in a personal best time of 21.12 seconds. He finished fourth in the first [...]

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Hopes pinned on Manjula Kumara for a medal… It was a disappointing return for the athletes from Sri Lanka as most of them failed to qualify for the finals in their respective events at the 19th Commonwealth Games held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium yesterday. Prasanna Amarasekera qualified for the semi-finals in the 400 metres [...]

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The Commonwealth Games’ athletics program kicks off on Wednesday with its clout as a blue riband event undermined by the absence of a slew of top names, leaving a new breed to battle for honours. It is more a question of who isn’t in New Delhi than who is, with the no-shows headlined by Jamaican [...]

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Under-fire Commonwealth Games organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi was forced to apologise Tuesday after Australia claimed its athletes were “treated like cattle” at the opening ceremony. Australian team chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said his athletes were forced to wait in a tunnel in 40-plus degree conditions to march in Sunday’s opening ceremony, and they [...]

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Axed Sri Lankan relay runner’s petition to be heard on Wednesday The Colombo District Court yesterday extended the enjoining order preventing runners of the Sri Lanka 4×400 relay team from participating at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Delhi until Wednesday. District Judge Ranjith N. Wathupala extended the order which was issued last Friday, October 1 [...]

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