Aidex Sports Festival today

AIDEX 2014: The annual Sports Festival for Amputees who are users of the Jaipun Limb, organised by the Colombo Friend-in. Need society will be held today (Sunday, 19th October 2014 at Wesley College, Sports Ground at Campbell Park, Colombo 8. Members of the public are welcome to witness the events and there will be no charge.

This year is the 183rd anniversary at the Colombo Friend-in-Need Society. Aidex has been held for the last 24 years. This festival is very much looked forward to by both the participants and the organisers.

Over 400 participants have sent in their applications from various parts of the country. Among the participants are members of the forces and civilians who have undergone amputation of limes following conflicts, traffic accidents, infections especially in diabetic patients and children born with Limb defects.

The events will be worked off from 9 00 a.m. There will be cycle races for men and women this year too. After the cycle races are over, there will be 57 track and field events. The track events will be 100, 200 and 400-metre races, while among the field events, there will be Putt Shot, Long Jump, Discus Throw and Archery.

Ceylon Tea services Ltd (Dilmah) will provide T shirts and caps for volunteers. There will be breakfast free of charge. Various Individuals have made cash donations to make the event both colourful and entertaining.