Sri Lanka Badminton’s Federation’s (SLBF) fate of participation at next September’s Asian Games, a major multinational meet, lies in the hands of Sports Ministry and National Olympic Committee, Palitha Hettiarachchi, an official of the SLBF ex-co, said.
“Due to financial constraints, we have requested for a slot, however, we’re yet to hear from them”, he added.
Despite the suspense surrounding the postponed-meet to be worked off in China, SLBF will be going into the new year with still a crowded schedule, though, starting only from February.
Starting late, however, they will be concluding the calendar on a packed note, with December having as many as seven overseas tours.
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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