Sri Lanka Cricket contributes LKR 22 million to the Commonwealth Games participation of the country. ‘We must recognize the cricket board’s willingness to assist the association,’ said Sri Lanka’s chef de mission.
Sri Lanka is currently experiencing one of its worst economic crises, resulting in a scarcity of essential resources such as fuel and cooking gas, among other things. This has also jeopardized the country’s public transportation system, prompting the closure of several universities and schools. In this situation, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has stepped up to play its part.
While the sports authorities were told to forget about their athletes’ participation in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. It is Sri Lanka’s cricket board that has chipped in with an open-handed contribution of 22 million Sri Lankan Rupees to ensure their athletes’ participation in the mega event.
“The Treasury stated that they do not have funds.” Forget about it. ” Dampath Fernando, Sri Lanka’s chef de mission. Quoted as saying on July 15, Friday by The Indian Express. “We found ourselves in a difficult, desperate situation.”
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It’s not like we ran out of supplies: Fernando
“It’s a sizable sum.” We (administrators) know each other very well because we live in a small country. In a time of crisis, we should be grateful that the cricket board volunteered to assist the Olympic Association. “That’s very unusual,” said Sri Lanka’s chef de mission.
Fernando stated that transportation has become an issue, adding that several senior managers ride their bicycles to work. He revealed that athletes, coaches, and other officials are in the same boat. “It’s not like we ran out of supplies.” “The situation was such that we didn’t have enough fuel to transport it to the boxers,” Fernando explained.
“I had to call in the medical team from the sports ministry.” There is no fuel in the country, so transportation has become a major issue. It puts us in a very difficult situation,” Fernando added.
Meanwhile, Maxwell de Silva, the secretary general of the Sri Lankan Olympic Association, was attacked by thugs and his car was stolen. “I eventually got it (the car) back.” “I’m not sure if the attack was politically motivated or because of sports; the police are looking into it,” de Silva said.
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