{"id":13025,"date":"2026-09-02T20:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=13025"},"modified":"2026-09-02T20:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:49:59","slug":"colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A special workshop to inform Western Province school sports coaches about the registration of school students and athletes for the Colombo Marathon 2026 competition and the organization of the competition was held yesterday (September 01) at the Lanka Sabha Junior College Auditorium in Battaramulla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This awareness program was conducted by Mr. Jayalal Rathnasooriya, a member of the Colombo Marathon Organizing Committee, and the rules and regulations related to the competition, how to register and the privileges available to the athletes were explained at length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no charge for participating in the competition, and high-value cash prizes will be awarded to the winners who demonstrate outstanding performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Official Finisher Medals: Official medals will be awarded to all runners who successfully complete the 21 km (Half Marathon) and 42 km (Full Marathon) races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every registered runner will receive a free Colombo Marathon official T-Shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registration and Enquiries: The Organizing Committee requests that participants register as soon as possible as the extended registration deadline for the race ends on September 10th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To register, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombomarathon.lk\/registration.html\">https:\/\/www.colombomarathon.lk\/registration.html<\/a> For more information and inquiries: Mr. Jayalal: +94 77 629 9231 Mr. Thushara: +94 77 253 5354<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special workshop to inform Western Province school sports coaches about the registration of school students and athletes for the Colombo Marathon 2026 competition and the organization of the competition was held yesterday (September 01) at the Lanka Sabha Junior College Auditorium in Battaramulla. This awareness program was conducted by Mr. Jayalal Rathnasooriya, a member&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,67],"tags":[2959,73,134],"class_list":["post-13025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletic","category-national-athletics","tag-colombo-marathon-2026","tag-slsports","tag-sports-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla - SL Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"si_LK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla - SL Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A special workshop to inform Western Province school sports coaches about the registration of school students and athletes for the Colombo Marathon 2026 competition and the organization of the competition was held yesterday (September 01) at the Lanka Sabha Junior College Auditorium in Battaramulla. This awareness program was conducted by Mr. Jayalal Rathnasooriya, a member...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SL Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lknewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-02T14:49:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-02T14:49:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/col-2026-09-02.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Slsports Viraj\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SlSports5\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SlSports5\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Slsports Viraj\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Slsports Viraj\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/6e3ead9806ed4f2b4ddfc9faa69328a5\"},\"headline\":\"Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-02T14:49:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-02T14:49:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/\"},\"wordCount\":196,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/col-2026-09-02.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Colombo Marathon 2026\",\"slsports\",\"sports news\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Athletic\",\"National Athletics\"],\"inLanguage\":\"si\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/\",\"name\":\"Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla - SL Sports\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/col-2026-09-02.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-02T14:49:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-02T14:49:59+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"si\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"si\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/col-2026-09-02.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/col-2026-09-02.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/\",\"name\":\"SL Sports\",\"description\":\"SL Sports - Sri Lanka&#039;s Premium Sports Channel\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"SL Sports\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"si\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SL Sports\",\"alternateName\":\"SL Sports\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"si\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-03-at-16.24.18.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-03-at-16.24.18.jpeg\",\"width\":666,\"height\":591,\"caption\":\"SL Sports\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lknewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/SlSports5\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SLSPORTSLK\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/slsports17\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/6e3ead9806ed4f2b4ddfc9faa69328a5\",\"name\":\"Slsports Viraj\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"si\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7b872708dd3b24ab7ceb718fb4835bba36cbdff96449029958bb51f410e614d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7b872708dd3b24ab7ceb718fb4835bba36cbdff96449029958bb51f410e614d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Slsports Viraj\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/author\/slsports-viraj\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla - SL Sports","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/","og_locale":"si_LK","og_type":"article","og_title":"Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla - SL Sports","og_description":"A special workshop to inform Western Province school sports coaches about the registration of school students and athletes for the Colombo Marathon 2026 competition and the organization of the competition was held yesterday (September 01) at the Lanka Sabha Junior College Auditorium in Battaramulla. This awareness program was conducted by Mr. Jayalal Rathnasooriya, a member...","og_url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/","og_site_name":"SL Sports","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lknewsroom","article_published_time":"2026-09-02T14:49:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-02T14:49:59+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/col-2026-09-02.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Slsports Viraj","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@SlSports5","twitter_site":"@SlSports5","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Slsports Viraj","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/"},"author":{"name":"Slsports Viraj","@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/6e3ead9806ed4f2b4ddfc9faa69328a5"},"headline":"Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla","datePublished":"2026-09-02T14:49:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-02T14:49:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/"},"wordCount":196,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/col-2026-09-02.jpg","keywords":["Colombo Marathon 2026","slsports","sports news"],"articleSection":["Athletic","National Athletics"],"inLanguage":"si","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/","url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/","name":"Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla - SL Sports","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/col-2026-09-02.jpg","datePublished":"2026-09-02T14:49:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-02T14:49:59+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"si","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"si","@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/col-2026-09-02.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/col-2026-09-02.jpg","width":1200,"height":675},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/colombo-marathon-2026-special-workshop-to-inform-western-province-school-sports-coaches-in-battaramulla\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Colombo Marathon 2026 Special Workshop to Inform Western Province School Sports Coaches in Battaramulla"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/","name":"SL Sports","description":"SL Sports - Sri Lanka&#039;s Premium Sports Channel","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#organization"},"alternateName":"SL Sports","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"si"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#organization","name":"SL Sports","alternateName":"SL Sports","url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"si","@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-03-at-16.24.18.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-03-at-16.24.18.jpeg","width":666,"height":591,"caption":"SL Sports"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lknewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/SlSports5","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SLSPORTSLK","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/slsports17\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/6e3ead9806ed4f2b4ddfc9faa69328a5","name":"Slsports Viraj","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"si","@id":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7b872708dd3b24ab7ceb718fb4835bba36cbdff96449029958bb51f410e614d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7b872708dd3b24ab7ceb718fb4835bba36cbdff96449029958bb51f410e614d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Slsports Viraj"},"url":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/author\/slsports-viraj\/"}]}},"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13027,"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13025\/revisions\/13027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}