• ක්‍රීඩා සංවර්ධන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව

  • விளையாட்டு அபிவிருத்தி திணைக்களம்
  • Department of Sports Development

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Federations

  • YACHTING ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA

  • Wushu Federation of Sri Lanka

  • Sri Lanka Weightlifting Federation

  • Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation

  • Tug of War Federation of Sri Lanka

About Department

About us Sports Development which was initiated as a small unit during the mid sixties (60) was established as a sports division under the Ministry of People lised Services in 1966. The Department of Sports was instigated 1968 and the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports was established in 1970. The Department of Sports Development was taken under the preview of the said Ministry. The Department functioned under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in 1989 and promoted up…

News and Events

  • Institute of Sports Medicine – Three Storey Building Opening

  • A New Three – Story building of the Institute of Sports Medicine was declared open By Honorable Minister Harin Ferenando, The minister of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports on Friday the 4th October of 2019.    

  • 2019 – 45th National Sports Festival – Hockey

  • 45th National Sports Festival – Hockey Games were held at Torrington Hockey Ground from 21st September, 2019 to 23rd September, 2019  

  • 2019 – 45th National Sports Festival – Swimming

  • 45th National Sports Festival – Swimming competitions was held at Sugadadasa Swimming Pool from 06th September, 2019 to 09th September.  

  • 2019 – 45th National Sports Festival – Gymnastics

  • 45th National Sports Festival Gymnastic games were held at Sugadadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo from 1st of June, 2019 to 3rd of June, 2019  

  • 2019 – 45th National Sports Festival – Badminton

  • 45th National Sports Festival Badminton games held at North Central Indoor Stadium, Anuradapura from 4th May, 2019 to 05th May, 2019    

  • Out Boundary Training Program – 2019

  • An Out Boundary Training program was conducted by Army Special Forces at Maduruoya Army Special Forces Camp on 31st August 2019, 1st and 2nd of September 2019, for officers in the Department of Sports Development.  

  • XLV National Sports Festival – Cross Country 2019

  • Cross country competition was held on the opening sports events of the XLV National Sports Festival 2019, which is conductor by the Department of the sports Development and the ministry of Tele Communication,Foreign Employment and Sports, at Golf Playground in Nuwaraeliya on 2nd and 3rd of March 2019.

  • Symposium 2019

  • With the participation of sports Associations and Federations registered under the Department of Sports Development and affiliated bodies of the Ministry of Telecommunication,Foreign Employments and Sports, a conference was held as “Symposium on Identification and Implementation of Strategies for the Development of Sports” and “2019 Colombo Proclamation for the Progression of Sports” Report was introduced

  • Appointment of new Director General

  • Mr. Dammika Muthugala has been appointed as the new Director General of the Department Of Sports Development with effect from 26.11.2018

  • Talent Identification Programme – Ibbagamuwa Central College

Message of the Minister of Telecommunication,Foreign Employment and Sports

According to definitions nowadays, Sports is a universal subject facts of which reflect in every community from all directions. It is a matter for happiness that the Department of Sports Development has commenced a web site with a view to propagate its dimensions of Sports towards National and International horizons. As a matter of fact, this step should have been taken a long time ago. Sports media is yet to be poised for propagating programmes being implemented all over the…

Department of Sports Development

  • 09, Phillip Gunawardana Mawatha,
    Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.
  • General : +94 112 697934
  • Fax : +94 112 695822
  • info@sportsdev.gov.lk

Useful Links

  • Department of Sports Development - Ministry of Sports
  • Olympic organization