Committee appointed to probe Asian Games debacle

Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has under the powers vested in terms of the provisions of the Sports Act. No. 25 of 1973 appointed a committee consisting of the following members with immediate effect to investigate into the poor performance by the Sri Lankan sportsmen and women at the 2010 Asian games and to submit proposals to prevent a recurrence of such a situation.

Committee Chairman: Former Secretary to the Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry K A S Gunasekara

Committee Members: President National Sports Council Dr M de Z Gunasekara, Former Additional Secretary to the State Recourses and Enterprise Development Ministry and former Sports Director Miss Nelum Gunasekara

Secretary of the Committee: Sports Ministry Additional Secretary (Admin) S S N de Silva

The Minister has directed this committee to report reasons for the poor performance by the Sri Lankan sportsmen and women at the 2010 Asian Games and to recommend a course of action to prevent a recurrence of such a situation.

He also requests representatives of the National Olympic Committee, Officers, Sportsmen and Women, representatives of National Federations and Journalists who participated at the 2010 Asian Games and the general public interested in the field of sports to submit their comments and suggestions to the above committee.

The Committee will meet at the Sports Ministry and those interested are invited to send their comments and suggestions to the Committee addressed to Actg. Secretary, Sports Ministry, 7 A, Reid Avenue, Colombo 07.