The 94th National Athletic Championship, conducted by the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka (AASL), will be held from Friday (8) to Sunday (10) at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in, Giyagama, Homagama.
This three-day meet will also serve as the final opportunity for potential athletes who are attempting to qualify for Rio Olympics, with the deadline set for July 11.
Altogether 800 athletes will take part in the championship where over 100 officials registered at AASL, are set to get involved.
The event will also serve the purpose as selections to form a national pool of athletes for the South Asian Games, according to AASL president, Sugath Thilakaratne.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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