Over 18,000 athletes from five provinces to compete at Samposha Provincial School Games
View(s):More than 18,000 athletes representing over 2000 schools will participate, showcasing their skills across 70 competition events. The provincial education department is taking steps to award trophies, certificates and medals to the winning schools and athletes.
“We are most appreciative of the tremendous support provided by CBL Samaposha to improve the skills of school children and promote their physical and mental well-being as well as provide them strength they need to elevate their talents to national levels,” commenting on the sports event, the Director of Education (Physical Education and Sports) of the Ministry of Education, Atula Wijewardena said.
Officials of Ceylon Biscuits Limited and respective Deputy Directors of Education of Health, Physical Education of the five provinces at the sponsorship handing over ceremony
The Uva Provincial Games will be held as the first Samposha Provincial school sports event at the Vincent Dias Stadium in Badulla from August 21 to 24. The Uva Provincial Deputy Director of Education (Physical Education and Sports) M.G. Channa Karunasena commented: “It was Samaposha who came forward for the first time to ensure the Samposha Provincial school sports event became a success by sponsoring us to help raise children who are trying to reach national sporting level from the grassroots.”
On phase two, the Southern Provincial Samposha Provincial school sports event will be held from August 27 to 30 at the Kotawila Ground in Matara. Commenting on the event, Southern Province Deputy Director of Education (Physical Education and Sports) R.M. Krishan Duminda said: “The Southern Province Sports Festival, is being organised by the Southern Province Education Department and I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of everyone to Sampaposha, the brand sponsoring the event and supporting us towards raising the children’s sporting talents, their education and nutrition levels.”
As the third Samposha Provincial school sports event, the Eastern Province Games will be held from September 5 to 9 at the Weber Stadium in Batticaloa. The Provincial Assistant Sports Director A.H. Mohammed Akmal expressed his views: “After many years, Samaposha is the first sponsor to come to the Eastern Province to promote school sports. This sports festival is a great resource for the Eastern Province. The impact of a local product on the nation’s children brings an unparalleled sense of joy and pride.”
The North Western Provincial Sports Festival is scheduled to be held from September 7 to 11 at the Welagedara Stadium in Kurunegala. Y.M.H.K. Abeykoon, Deputy Director of Education (Health, Physical Education) of the North Western Provincial Delegation, said: “This national initiative is commendable to help school athletes to become more aware of their abilities through new technology. It also contributes to build their pride as athletes, and to produce international level athletes who will bring fame to for the nation.”
The final sports event, the North Central Province Games, will be held at the Public Stadium in Anuradhapura from September 10 to 13. The North Central Province Sports, Health and Physical Education Assistant Director K. K. C. D. Porogama said: “For many years, Samaposha has been developing the sportsmanship of the children of the North Central Province, helping them to showcase their talent, and preparing the necessary space for them to step on the national level. I deeply commend Samaposha for their invaluable support to these resilient young athletes who, despite facing adversity, have dedicated themselves to sports and persevered.”
Manjula Dahanayake, Director/Chief Executive Officer of CBL Food Cluster elaborated that his establishment is an entity that is always committed to the sports and education of Sri Lankan children and hopes to produce a generation of talented children for the future.
“Therefore, the food cluster of CBL, under the Samaposha brand has implemented a series of significant programs and this is one such phase. Under the broad series of programs, we are making a special contribution to the Provincial school sports games. We believe that school children will be able to master the qualities of discipline, team spirit, patience, leadership and personality through the experiences they gain through sports,” he stated.
Commenting on the games, CBL Food Division Marketing Manager V.P. Govinna said: “Through Samaposha, our endeavour is not only to provide nutrition but also to create a self-confident and well-rounded youth generation. Accordingly, under the theme of ‘Dinana Daruwo’, we as a company are organizing such sports events. It is a great pleasure to contribute to laying the necessary foundation to bring school-level athletes to the international level.”
“Samaposha consistently focuses on providing a healthy nutritious and balanced breakfast capable of nurturing a strong and well-nourished future generation. The ‘Dinana Daruwo’ program, initiated by CBL Samaposha aims to promote the physical and mental well-being of the upcoming generation, is one phase of our series of corporate social responsibility programs,” he added.