Commonwealth games 2018:

CGF Evaluation Commission meets President

Suraj A Bandara

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Evaluation Commission President Luise Martin and its members met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday.

The meeting was held after the Evaluation Commission members visited the Hambantota venue which will be vying to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Commission had arrived in the country to assess Sri Lanka’s capability of hosting the prestigious Commonwealth Games 2018.

The Commission members spent four days in the country. Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said that the Commission was satisfied with the conditions in the country.

South Africa Sports Confederation and National Olympic Committee chairman Gideon Sam, Barbados Olympic Committee Secretary Erskine Simmons, the Associations of Summer Olympic International Federation Executive Director Andrew Ryan, Commonwealth Games Federation Chief Executive Officer Mike Hooper, Secretary to the President Lalith Weerathunga and Sports Ministry Secretary Udaya Seneviratne were also present.