'Samaposha Provincial School Games 2025' begins

THE’Samaposha Provincial School Games 2025, organised by the Provincial Education Department, began on Monday at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Diyagama focusing on 7 regions namely, the Western, Northern, Central, Northwestern, Eastem, Uva, Southern and Sabaragamuvra provinces.

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With over 70 competitive events, 3,000 schools and more than 25,000 athletes are scheduled to participate, The winning schools and athletes will be presented trophies, certificates, and medals, organised by the Provincial Education Department.

CBL Food Cluster Director and CEO Manjula Dahanayake said:"CBL isa company that has always been committed tothe sports and educational activities of SriLankan children and hopes to raise a generation of talented children forthe future. Towards this aim, the CBLS Food Cluster isimplementing a large part of the work under the Samaposha brand and this is another broad step in that direction. We are making a special contribution to the Provincial Sports Games, which is mainly implemented under the broader series of programs. We believe that the experiences schoolchildren gain through sports will enable them to develop the qualities of discipline, team spirit, patience, leadership and personality’

Ministry of Education Physical Education and Sports Director 6.6. Anura Wickrama said, “We appreciate the immense support provided by CBL Samaposha for nine (09) years to improve the skills of school children, promote their physical and mental wellbeing, and provide them with the necessary strength to elevate theirskills to the national level”

The Western Provincial Game will go on until14 August.