Sports festival for children

Over 60 children from Nilaveli, Habarana and Nattandiya took part in the Inter-cultural Sports Festival held at the Sports School, Nattandiya on December 8 and 9, 2007.

The children belonging to the three main communities Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims took part in football, cricket, swimming, table tennis, carrom and chess during the two day festival. The aim of conducting the Sports Festival was to bring about friendship and understanding between the children by taking part in sports.

The children from Nilaveli and Habarana were provided free accommodation and meals at the Sports School during their stay. The sports festival was organised by AGSEP with Anke Droese and Sebastian Sielmann as the chief co-ordinators who also distributed soft toys and gift parcels among the children.

A professional soccer player from Liberia who plays for Jupiters SC, Negombo in the Premier League Lamie T. Kiawu (jnr) was the chief guest and gave away the awards.