Athletic: AIDEX 2016 Sports Festival on Sunday

AIDEX 2016 - 27th Annual Sports Festival organised by the Colombo Friend-in-Need Society for Amputees who use Jaipur Limbs, will be held on Sunday (9) at the Prisons Grounds in Borella. 

The Public are welcome to participate in this free-of-charge event. 

AIDEX 2016 is being held to coincide with the 185th Anniversary of the Colombo Friend-in-Need Society, and is very much looked forward to by both participants and organisers. 

Over 400 participants have sent in their applications from various parts of the country. 

Among them are members of the Tri-forces and civilian amputees, resulting from conflict, traffic accidents, infections especially in diabetic patients and children born with limb defects. 

The Festival will commence with the Men's and Women's Cycle races at 9.00am followed by 57 Track and Field events in 100m, 200m, 400m races, Putt Shot, Long Jump, Discuss Throw and Archery. 

This event is open and free to the public who are invited to spend the day with the disabled, to encourage them to participate in such activities and to lead non-dependent lives with dignity.