New Sports Minister
C. B. Ratnayake |
MP for Nuwara Eliya District C. B. Ratnayake was sworn in as Minister
of Sports by President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday. Ratnayake who has
been a Parliamentarian since 1994 is an old boy of Deegalahinna MV and
Vidyartha College, Kandy.
He was an outstanding ruggerite, who represented Vidyartha rugby team
in 1976 and 1977 and was also a superb hockey player and athlete who
took part in the 100 metres and 200 metres events in the Public Schools
athletic meet.
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