Mahela to chair National Sports Council
Posted by Editor on August 20, 2020 - 9:20 pm
Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has appointed new members to the National Sports Council in which former Cricket legend Mahela Jayawardena was appointed as the Chairman.
The National Sports Council will advise the sports minister on policy matters related to sports.
It includes former cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara, motor racing champion Dilantha Malagamuwa, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva and swimming champion Julian Bowling.
The 14 member National Sports Council has been appointed to advise the Minister of Sports to resolve the problems in sports in the country.
The member of the council are:
- Mahela Jayawardena – Chairman
- Julian Bolling
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Dilantha Malagamuwa
- Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson
- Supun Weerasinghe
- Rohan Fernando
- Ruwan Keragala
- Sanjeewa Wickramanayake
- Major General Rajitha Ampemohotti
- Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva
- Rowena Samarasinghe
- Yaswanth Muttetuwegama
- A.J.S.S Edirisooriya and Thiyumi Abeysinghe (Appointed Secretary)
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Well done Namal. This is what officials of the sports ministry should look like. Not like the previous jokers who had no clue about any sport or were bookie owners. Hope our sportsman and women will be guided in the right track especially our cricket team. I am sure there will be a few losers who will criticize this move of yours but those are people who just like to criticize everything anyone does or just from losing political parties but people with a bit of brain a sense of patriotism will appreciate this move. I sincerely hope this panel will keep politics and corruption out of the sports ministry.
Good luck