Sports and Irrigation Minister Mr. Roshan Ranasinghe says that Sri Lanka can get trophies and medals if the sports associations are properly regulated.
He further said that if the money allocated for sports is used for the promotion of sports, there is the possibility of guiding the talented children in the villages.
The Sports Minister who came to Kandy visited the Mahanayake Thero of the Malwathu sect of Siam Maha Nikaya yesterday (25) and mentioned this.
The minister also said that the talented group identification program was done during this year.
He also said that 170 medals and trophies were won for Sri Lanka through various sports events.
He also mentioned that the infrastructure needed for sports should be developed in the villages and sports equipment should be provided for the amateur athletes.
He said that the construction of the tunnel that transports water from Moragahakanda reservoir to Anuradhapura was started yesterday and it was temporarily stopped due to the economic crisis last season.
But Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe added that the construction was started with the resumption of economic development projects.
