Major sports events to boost Lanka's global image
by Uditha KUMARASINGHE
The Government will promote major sports events to boost the
country's economy and its global image.
This would help solve a wide range of issues and accelerate economic
development. Major sports events will also help boost tourism, improve
infrastructure, organisational capacity and media coverage as well, a
Finance Ministry spokesman told the Sunday Observer.
In the backdrop of this comprehensive policy regime, 2011 could lay
the foundation for such development goals.
Towards this end internationally accepted stadia and other sports
related infrastructure have been developed at provincial and national
level to promote a sport based economy, he said.
The spokesman said that international level sports related
professionals such as trainers, coaches, umpires and physiotherapists
would also be a valuable asset. He said the achievements in sports would
have a considerable bearing on national prestige and morale.
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