The Department of Sports Development announced the new timetable for the 29th edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) 2025, which will be organised by the Ministry of Sports.
Therefore, the Inter-Provincial events are scheduled to be detained from July 18 to August 31, in the Southern Province (Galle and Matara) and in the Western Province (Colombo).
The NSF take in 33 sports, of which 32 are planned to be held in Galle, Colombo and Matara, Director General of the Department of Sports Development Professor (Retired) Shemal Fernando told the Daily Mirror.
The NSF’s first sporting event, the National Cross-Country Championship 2025, was held in Nuwara Eliya last March.
It was before obvious to conduct the NSF in the Sabaragamuwa Province in the city of Ratnapura but due to difficulties with accommodation facilities, the event was shifted to Galle and Colombo.
Schedule 1 (Galle):
Marathon, race-walking and cycling on July 18, 19 and 20 at Galle.
Tug-of-War on July 18 and 19 at Dadalla Grounds.
Netball on July 18,19 and 20 at Matara Stadium.
Volleyball on July 17,18,19 and 20 at Dadalla Indoor Stadium.
Softball cricket on July 18,19 and 20 at Ambalangoda Municipal Grounds and Koggala Free Trade Zone Grounds.
Schedule: 2 (Colombo):
Wrestling on July 25 and 26 at Kelaniya University Indoor Stadium.
Wushu on July 25 and 26 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.
Taekwondo on July 25 and 26 at Colombo University Indoor Stadium.
Weightlifting on July 25, 26 and 27 at the Torrington Indoor Stadium.
Swimming on August 1 and 2 at Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex.
Gymnastics on August 1, 2 and 3 at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.
Cricket on August 1, 2 and 3 at Bloomfield Grounds and Thurstan Grounds.
Table tennis on August 1, 2 and 3 at Mercantile and S. Thomas’ Indoor Stadium.
Judo on August 1 and 2 at Colombo University Indoor Stadium.
Rugby on August 1 and 2 at CH & FC Grounds.
Hockey on August 1, 2 and 3 at Reid Avenue Hockey Grounds.
Schedule: 3 (Galle):
Chess on August 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 at Galle.
Carom on August 15, 16 and 17 at Galle.
Handball on August 14, 15, 16 and 17 at Galle.
Elle on August 15, 16 and 17 at Koggala Free Trade Zone Grounds and Hapugala University Grounds.
Karate Do on August 15, 16 and 17 at Dadalla Indoor Stadium.
Badminton on August 15, 16 and 17 at Indoor Stadium Ambalangoda.
Beach kabaddi on August 15 and 16 at Dadalla Beach side.
Basketball on August 15, 16 and 17 at Matara.
Boxing on August 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 at Dharmapala Park, Galle.
Bodybuilding on August 30 at Municipal Council Auditorium, Galle.
Kabddi on August 28, 29 and 30 at Dadalla Grounds.
Football on August 27, 28, 29 and 30 at Koggala Free Trade Zone Grounds and Hapugala University Grounds.
Beach volleyball on August 28, 29 and 30 at Dadalla beach side.
Track and field athletic championship on August 29, 30 and 31 at Dadalla Grounds.
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