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Other popular sports are <a href="/wiki/Water_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Water sports">water sports</a>, <a href="/wiki/Badminton" title="Badminton">badminton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Athletics_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Athletics (sport)">athletics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">tennis</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>'s schools and colleges regularly organize sports and athletics teams, competing on provincial and national levels. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team" title="Sri Lanka national cricket team">Sri Lanka national cricket team</a> achieved considerable success beginning in the 1990s, rising from the <a href="/wiki/Underdog_(competition)" class="mw-redirect" title="Underdog (competition)">underdog</a> status to winning the <a href="/wiki/1996_Cricket_World_Cup" title="1996 Cricket World Cup">1996 Cricket World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sri Lankan national cricket team reached the finals of the <a href="/wiki/2007_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2007 Cricket World Cup">2007 Cricket World Cup</a>, where they lost to <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_cricket_team" title="Australia national cricket team">Australia</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Kensington_Oval" title="Kensington Oval">Kensington Oval</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bridgetown" title="Bridgetown">Bridgetown</a>, Barbados.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After qualifying to play in the finals of the <a href="/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2011 Cricket World Cup">2011 Cricket World Cup</a>, Sri Lanka was beaten by <a href="/wiki/India_national_cricket_team" title="India national cricket team">India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The legendary Sri Lankan off-spinner <a href="/wiki/Muttiah_Muralitharan" title="Muttiah Muralitharan">Muttiah Muralitharan</a> also ended his incredible career at the <a href="/wiki/Wankhede_Stadium" title="Wankhede Stadium">Wankhede Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> which hosted the 2011 World Cup finals. The national cricket team of Sri Lanka has won the <a href="/wiki/Asia_Cup" title="Asia Cup">Asia Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/1986_Asia_Cup" title="1986 Asia Cup">1986</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997_Asia_Cup" title="1997 Asia Cup">1997</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004_Asia_Cup" title="2004 Asia Cup">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Asia_Cup" title="2008 Asia Cup">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Asia_Cup" title="2014 Asia Cup">2014</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022_Asia_Cup" title="2022 Asia Cup">2022</a>. </p><p>Sri Lanka has many sports stadiums, including <a href="/wiki/Sinhalese_Sports_Club_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinhalese Sports Club Ground">Sinhalese Sports Club Ground</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paikiasothy_Saravanamuttu_Stadium" title="Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium">Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium</a> and <a href="/wiki/R._Premadasa_Stadium" title="R. Premadasa Stadium">R. Premadasa Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Colombo" title="Colombo">Colombo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa_International_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium">Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hambantota" title="Hambantota">Hambantota</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pallekele_International_Cricket_Stadium" title="Pallekele International Cricket Stadium">Pallekele International Cricket Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kandy" title="Kandy">Kandy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rangiri_Dambulla_International_Stadium" title="Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium">Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dambulla" title="Dambulla">Dambulla</a> and <a href="/wiki/Galle_International_Stadium" title="Galle International Stadium">Galle International Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Galle" title="Galle">Galle</a>. The country co-hosted the <a href="/wiki/1996_Cricket_World_Cup" title="1996 Cricket World Cup">1996 Cricket World Cup</a> with India and <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2011 Cricket World Cup">2011 Cricket World Cup</a> with India and <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> and has hosted the <a href="/wiki/Asia_Cup" title="Asia Cup">Asia Cup</a> tournament on numerous occasions. Water sports such as <a href="/wiki/Boating" title="Boating">boating</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surfing" title="Surfing">surfing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">swimming</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scuba_diving" title="Scuba diving">scuba diving</a> on the coast, the beaches and backwaters attract many Sri Lankans and foreign tourists. </p><p>The Sri Lanknan Government does the needed renovations to keep hold on the quality of the stadiums, with the separated funds shared for Sri Lankan Cricket. The cricket board draws and recruit new players annually, and divided into two team A and B. Once the players reach a higher position in their career, they have the opportunity to get picked under the Nation team. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Traditional_games_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Traditional games of Sri Lanka">Traditional games of Sri Lanka</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Traditional_sports">Traditional sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Traditional sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of the traditional sports in Sri Lanka include <a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">Kabaddi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gillidanda" title="Gillidanda">Gillidanda</a> (proto-cricket), Kili thadthu, Kanna muchi, Chak-gudu, Thenkai addi and <a href="/wiki/Elle_(sport)" title="Elle (sport)">Elle</a>. There are two styles of martial arts native to Sri Lanka, which are <a href="/wiki/Cheena_di" title="Cheena di">Cheenadi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Angampora" title="Angampora">Angampora</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Avurudu_Sports"><a href="/wiki/Sinhalese_New_Year" title="Sinhalese New Year">Avurudu</a> Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Avurudu Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Games such as Kotta Pora (Pillow fight), Ankeliya (tugging the horn), Kana mutti bindeema (breaking pots), Porapol Gaseema, Lissana gaha nageema (climbing the greasy pole), Banis Kaema (bun eating contest) and Gudu Keliya are played during the Avurudu times.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span 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id="South_Asian_Games">South Asian Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: South Asian Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_at_the_South_Asian_Games" title="Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games">Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commonwealth_Games">Commonwealth Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Commonwealth Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_at_the_Commonwealth_Games" title="Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games">Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Paralympics_Games">Paralympics Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Paralympics Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_at_the_Paralympics" title="Sri Lanka at the Paralympics">Sri Lanka at the Paralympics</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_tournaments">Major tournaments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Major tournaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Major Leagues</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>League </th> <th>Sport </th> <th>Tier </th> <th>Teams </th> <th>Established </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lanka_Premier_League" title="Lanka Premier League">Lanka Premier League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twenty20" title="Twenty20">Cricket (T20)</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Premier_Limited_Overs_Tournament" title="Premier Limited Overs Tournament">Premier Limited Overs Tournament</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_A_cricket" title="List A cricket">Cricket (List A)</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>1988-89 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Tournament_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Major League Tournament (Sri Lanka)">Major League Tournament (Sri Lanka)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First-class_cricket" title="First-class cricket">Cricket (First-class)</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>1938 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Rugby_Championship" title="Sri Lanka Rugby Championship">Sri Lanka Rugby Championship</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1950 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Super_League" title="Sri Lanka Super League">Sri Lanka Super League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Champions_League" title="Sri Lanka Champions League">Sri Lanka Champions League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>1985 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Major Cups</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Cup </th> <th>Sport </th> <th>Teams </th> <th>Established </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Clifford_Cup" title="Clifford Cup">Clifford Cup</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union (knockout)</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1911 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_FA_Cup" title="Sri Lanka FA Cup">Sri Lanka FA Cup</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football (knockout)</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1948 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_sports">Popular sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Popular sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cricket">Cricket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cricket_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Cricket in Sri Lanka">Cricket in Sri Lanka</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SCC_Ground_Colombo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/SCC_Ground_Colombo.jpg/220px-SCC_Ground_Colombo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/SCC_Ground_Colombo.jpg/330px-SCC_Ground_Colombo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/SCC_Ground_Colombo.jpg/440px-SCC_Ground_Colombo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1795" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>A test match between Sri Lanka and England at the <a href="/wiki/Sinhalese_Sports_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinhalese Sports Club">Sinhalese Sports Club</a> Ground, <a href="/wiki/Colombo" title="Colombo">Colombo</a>, March 2001</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a> is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka.<sup id="cite_ref-sldg-s_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sldg-s-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is one of the twelve nations that are full members and take part in <a href="/wiki/Test_cricket" title="Test cricket">test cricket</a> and one of the seven nations that has won a <a href="/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup" title="Cricket World Cup">Cricket World Cup</a>. Cricket is played at professional, semi-professional and recreational levels in the country and international cricket matches are watched with interest by a large proportion of the population. </p><p>Cricket was brought to the island by the British and was first played in the 1800s. The earliest definite mention of cricket in Ceylon was a report in the <i>Colombo Journal</i> on 5 September 1832 which called for the formation of a cricket club. The <a href="/wiki/Colombo_Cricket_Club" title="Colombo Cricket Club">Colombo Cricket Club</a> was formed soon afterwards and matches began in November 1832. Since then, the sport has grown domestically with major events such as the Premier Trophy (starting 1938) and the Premier Limited Overs Tournament (starting 1988–89). </p><p>Sri Lanka's <a href="/wiki/ODI_cricket" class="mw-redirect" title="ODI cricket">one day international</a> debut came in the <a href="/wiki/1975_Cricket_World_Cup" title="1975 Cricket World Cup">1975 Cricket World Cup</a> and were later awarded test cricket status in 1981, by the <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">International Cricket Council</a> (ICC), which made <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> the eighth Test cricket playing nation. The <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team" title="Sri Lanka national cricket team">Sri Lanka national cricket team</a> transformed themselves from the <a href="/wiki/Underdog_(competition)" class="mw-redirect" title="Underdog (competition)">underdog</a> status to a major cricketing nation during the 1990s. Sri Lanka have won the <a href="/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup" title="Cricket World Cup">Cricket World Cup</a> in 1996, the <a href="/wiki/ICC_Champions_Trophy" title="ICC Champions Trophy">ICC Champions Trophy</a> in 2002 (Co-champions with India) and <a href="/wiki/2014_ICC_World_Twenty20" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 ICC World Twenty20">2014 ICC World Twenty20</a>, and have been <a href="/wiki/Runners_up" class="mw-redirect" title="Runners up">runners up</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2007 Cricket World Cup">2007 Cricket World Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2011 Cricket World Cup">2011 Cricket World Cup</a> as well as the <a href="/wiki/ICC_World_Twenty20" class="mw-redirect" title="ICC World Twenty20">ICC World Twenty20</a> in 2009 and 2012. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Cricket" title="Sri Lanka Cricket">Sri Lanka Cricket</a>, formerly the Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka (BCCSL), is the controlling body for cricket in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>. It operates the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team" title="Sri Lanka national cricket team">Sri Lanka national cricket team</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_A_cricket_team" title="Sri Lanka A cricket team">Sri Lanka A cricket team</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_women%27s_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lanka national women's cricket team">Sri Lanka national women's cricket team</a> and <a href="/wiki/First-class_cricket" title="First-class cricket">first-class cricket</a> within Sri Lanka. They are currently suspended by the ICC for government interference.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football">Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Football_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Football in Sri Lanka">Football in Sri Lanka</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football</a> is a popular sport in Sri Lanka, and is run by the <a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Football Federation of Sri Lanka">Football Federation of Sri Lanka</a>. The association administers the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_football_team" title="Sri Lanka national football team">Sri Lanka national football team</a> as well as the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Football_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lanka Football Premier League">Sri Lanka Football Premier League</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Netball">Netball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Netball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Netball_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Netball in Sri Lanka">Netball in Sri Lanka</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Netball" title="Netball">Netball</a> was first played in Sri Lanka in 1921.<sup id="cite_ref-lanka-2010_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lanka-2010-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first game was played by the Ceylon Girl Guide Company at Kandy High School.<sup id="cite_ref-lanka-2010_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lanka-2010-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1927, netball was played at Government Training College for the first time. This helped spread the game around Sri Lanka.<sup id="cite_ref-lanka-2010_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lanka-2010-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1952, Sri Lankan clubs were playing Indian club sides.<sup id="cite_ref-lanka-2010_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lanka-2010-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1956, Sri Lanka played its first international match against Australia's national team in Sri Lanka.<sup id="cite_ref-lanka-2010_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lanka-2010-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1972, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was created.<sup id="cite_ref-lanka-2010_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lanka-2010-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1983, Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government.<sup id="cite_ref-lanka-2010_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lanka-2010-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>England's record against Ceylon in international matched between 1949 and 1976 was one win.<sup id="cite_ref-aena-31_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aena-31-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 netball meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardize the rules for the game.<sup id="cite_ref-ifna-2008_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ifna-2008-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This meeting took place in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-ifna-2008_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ifna-2008-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of January 2011, the women's national team was ranked number fifteen in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-ifna-ranking_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ifna-ranking-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have won the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Netball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian Netball Championship">Asian Netball Championship</a> six times and have hosted it once. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rugby_union">Rugby union</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Rugby union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Rugby union in Sri Lanka">Rugby union in Sri Lanka</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Colombo_Racecourse_grandstand_-_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Colombo_Racecourse_grandstand_-_03.jpg/220px-Colombo_Racecourse_grandstand_-_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Colombo_Racecourse_grandstand_-_03.jpg/330px-Colombo_Racecourse_grandstand_-_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Colombo_Racecourse_grandstand_-_03.jpg/440px-Colombo_Racecourse_grandstand_-_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3936" data-file-height="2624" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Colombo_Racecourse" title="Colombo Racecourse">Colombo Racecourse</a>, Sri Lanka's first international grade Rugby Union Ground</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> is mainly played at a semi-professional and recreational level. It is a popular team sport with a history dating back to 1879. The <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Rugby_Football_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan Rugby Football Union">Sri Lankan Rugby Football Union</a> is the governing body in the country. The <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_rugby_union_team" title="Sri Lanka national rugby union team">Sri Lanka national rugby union team</a> was founded in 1908 and joined the <a href="/wiki/International_Rugby_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="International Rugby Board">IRB</a> in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-Completerugby_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Completerugby-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first rugby club in Sri Lanka, the <a href="/wiki/Colombo_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Colombo Football Club">Colombo Football Club</a>, was founded in 1879. The first rugby match played between two selected teams occurred on the 30th of June of that year between Colombo and a 'World' Team. The nation's first 'national' match involved an All Ceylon team against the All Blacks.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sri Lanka is yet to qualify for the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a>, however the national team has enjoyed success in recent years, rising to 42 on the world rankings in 2006. Despite not performing well on the international stage, Sri Lanka is sometimes considered one of the rugby's success stories, with crowds of forty or fifty thousand turning out for club games.<sup id="cite_ref-Completerugby_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Completerugby-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, they made it into the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Five_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian Five Nations">Asian Five Nations</a> main tournament. They currently compete in Division One of the Asian Five Nations. </p><p>Sri Lanka also has a <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team">national sevens team</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and hosts the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Sevens" title="Sri Lanka Sevens">Sri Lanka Sevens</a> international tournament, which often forms part of the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Sevens_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian Sevens Series">Asian Sevens Series</a>. </p><p>Problems with the development of rugby in Sri Lanka have been threefold - first, a lack of finance, second, third world infrastructure, and third, the country has been war torn for a number of years.<sup id="cite_ref-Completerugby_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Completerugby-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_sports">Other sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australian_Rules_Football">Australian Rules Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Australian Rules Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> is a growing sport in Sri Lanka.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However the sport in being discussed how best to promote it in Sri Lanka when a group of AFL officials met with the country's Minister of Internal Trade and Cooperatives, Johnston Fernando in 2010. </p><p>Manel Dharmakeerthie and Milton Amarasinghe, a former Director General of Sports, are working together to develop Australian football in Sri Lanka. Their first aim is a tournament to be held in 2011. Fernando was supportive of their plans, and has agreed to offer, "his fullest support to develop footy (in Sri Lanka)." </p><p>Several current and former AFL players were also present at the meeting, including the AFL's new International Ambassador, <a href="/wiki/Brett_Kirk" title="Brett Kirk">Brett Kirk</a>. The players are in Sri Lanka to learn more about that country's indigenous Vadda people and their place in Sri Lankan society, in an attempt to assist Australia's own indigenous communities upon their return.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Football">American Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: American Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in November 2012, Colombo will field an <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> team in the proposed <a href="/wiki/Elite_Football_League_of_India" title="Elite Football League of India">Elite Football League of India</a>, South Asia's first professional American football organization.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Colombo_Lions" title="Colombo Lions">Colombo Lions</a>, like all EFLI teams, will play their entire first season in <a href="/wiki/Pune,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Pune, India">Pune, India</a>, but the games are slated for broadcast in Sri Lanka. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Badminton">Badminton</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Badminton"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_National_Badminton_Championships" title="Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships">Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball">Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Elle" class="mw-disambig" title="Elle">Elle</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a> was introduced to Sri Lanka in mid-1980s. The US Embassy to introduced the game to Sri Lanka on the request of former Minister Hon, Festus Perera. Four teams were created to learn about the game, which are Sri Lanka Air force Baseball Club, Shakthi Baseball Club, Gold Fish Baseball Club and Royal College Baseball Club. In the beginning the US Embassy staff played friendly baseball games with the local teams at Havelock Park, <a href="/wiki/Colombo" title="Colombo">Colombo</a>. </p><p>Sri Lanka secured a position to compete in the first ever and the team's first ever tournament the Asian Baseball Cup, which was held in the Philippines in 1995. In 2009, the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_baseball_team" title="Sri Lanka national baseball team">Sri Lanka national baseball team</a> qualified for the <a href="/wiki/2009_Asian_Baseball_Championship" title="2009 Asian Baseball Championship">2009 Asian Baseball Championship</a>, the first time in that tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Sri Lanka Amateur Baseball Softball Association is also planning to introduce <a href="/wiki/Baseball5" title="Baseball5">Baseball5</a> to the 13,000 schools in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a> was first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1917 by American Walter Cammak. Ten years later in 1927, <a href="/wiki/Ananda_College" title="Ananda College">Ananda College</a> was the first school to introduce basketball in Sri Lanka, causing other schools to follow suit. In 1958, the Ceylon Basketball Federation (CBF) was established which was consequently admitted to the <a href="/wiki/FIBA" title="FIBA">FIBA</a> in 1959. Sri Lanka joined the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Basketball_Confederation" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian Basketball Confederation">Asian Basketball Confederation</a> (ABC) in 1962, and have participated in most ABC competitions since. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bodybuilding">Bodybuilding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Bodybuilding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sri Lankan <a href="/wiki/Bodybuilding" title="Bodybuilding">Bodybuilding</a> is a relatively newer sport. But the likes of <a href="/wiki/Lucion_Pushparaj" title="Lucion Pushparaj">Lucion Pushparaj</a>, has pushed the sport to the global stage, having competed in the Mr Olympia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Powerlifting">Powerlifting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Powerlifting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several Sri Lankan powerlifters, both men and women, have managed to excel and push the sport to international levels. In 2021, six Sri Lankan powerlifting won 14 gold medals in the Asian Classic Equipped Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Racing">Racing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Racing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lamborghini_Huracan_LP_620-2_Dilango_Racing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Lamborghini Huracan LP620-2 Dilango Racing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lamborghini_Huracan_LP_620-2_Dilango_Racing.jpg/200px-Lamborghini_Huracan_LP_620-2_Dilango_Racing.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lamborghini_Huracan_LP_620-2_Dilango_Racing.jpg/300px-Lamborghini_Huracan_LP_620-2_Dilango_Racing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lamborghini_Huracan_LP_620-2_Dilango_Racing.jpg/400px-Lamborghini_Huracan_LP_620-2_Dilango_Racing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1667" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dilantha_Malagamuwa" title="Dilantha Malagamuwa">Dilantha Malagamuwa</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Lamborghini_Super_Trofeo" title="Lamborghini Super Trofeo">Lamborghini Super Trofeo</a> world finals 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Circuit_Ricardo_Tormo" title="Circuit Ricardo Tormo">Circuit Ricardo Tormo</a> in <a href="/wiki/Valencia" title="Valencia">Valencia</a>, Spain<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR) is the pioneer Motor Sports Association of Sri Lanka. There are several main racing events organized in Sri Lanka throughout the year like <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fox_Hill_Supercross&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fox Hill Supercross (page does not exist)">Fox Hill Supercross</a>, Commando Supercross, <a href="/wiki/Gajaba_Regiment" title="Gajaba Regiment">Gajaba</a> Supercross. Most of the racing events are organized by SLARDAR and <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Armed_Forces" title="Sri Lanka Armed Forces">Sri Lanka Armed Forces</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Dilantha_Malagamuwa" title="Dilantha Malagamuwa">Dilantha Malagamuwa</a> is a Sri Lankan racing driver who is representing Sri Lanka at the international level. He is racing for the <a href="/wiki/Dilango_Racing" title="Dilango Racing">Dilango Racing</a> which is the first International motor racing team in Sri Lanka. <a href="/wiki/Dilantha_Malagamuwa" title="Dilantha Malagamuwa">Dilantha Malagamuwa</a> is the champion of 2010 and 2016 <a href="/wiki/GT_Asia_Series" title="GT Asia Series">GT Asia Series</a>. He represents Sri Lanka in several major international level series like <a href="/wiki/2002_Bathurst_24_Hour" title="2002 Bathurst 24 Hour">2002 Bathurst 24 Hour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_Le_Mans_Series" title="Asian Le Mans Series">Asian Le Mans Series</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lamborghini_Super_Trofeo" title="Lamborghini Super Trofeo">Lamborghini Super Trofeo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Individual_sports">Individual sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Individual sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rowing">Rowing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Rowing"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Club</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tennis">Tennis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Tennis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Tennis_Association" title="Sri Lanka Tennis Association">Sri Lanka Tennis Association</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Yachting">Yachting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Yachting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yachting_Association_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Yachting Association of Sri Lanka">Yachting Association of Sri Lanka</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 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Gampola">Gampola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kotte" title="Kingdom of Kotte">Kotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crisis_of_the_Sixteenth_Century" title="Crisis of the Sixteenth Century">Crisis of the Sixteenth Century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sitawaka" title="Kingdom of Sitawaka">Sitawaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kandy" title="Kingdom of Kandy">Kandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Ceylon" title="Portuguese Ceylon">Portuguese Ceylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Ceylon" title="Dutch Ceylon">Dutch Ceylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Ceylon" title="British Ceylon">British Ceylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandyan_Wars" title="Kandyan Wars">Kandyan Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Rebellion_of_1817%E2%80%9318" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Rebellion of 1817–18">Uva Rebellion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matale_rebellion" title="Matale rebellion">Matale rebellion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_independence_movement" title="Sri Lankan independence movement">Independence movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Ceylon" title="Dominion of Ceylon">Dominion of Ceylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war" title="Sri Lankan civil war">Civil war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aragalaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Aragalaya">Aragalaya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_chronicles_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of chronicles of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Chronicles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_monarchs" title="List of Sri Lankan monarchs">Monarchs</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographic_history_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Demographic history of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Demographic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic history of Sri Lanka">Economic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_education_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="History of education in Sri Lanka">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_history_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military history of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_sexual_minorities_in_Sri_Lanka" title="History of sexual minorities in Sri Lanka">Sexual Minorities</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Government of Sri Lanka">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Law of Sri Lanka">Law</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Constitution of Sri Lanka">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Council_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka)">Constitutional Council</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Heads_of_state_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Heads of state of Sri Lanka">Executive</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">President</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Secretariat_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka)">Executive Office</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministers_of_the_Sri_Lanka_Government" title="Ministers of the Sri Lanka Government">Ministers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Cabinet of Sri Lanka">Cabinet</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_ministries_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of ministries of Sri Lanka">Ministries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Administrative_Service" title="Sri Lanka Administrative Service">Administrative Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(Sri_Lanka)" title="National Security Council (Sri Lanka)">National Security Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Law enforcement in Sri Lanka">Law enforcement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Judiciary of Sri Lanka">Judiciary</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Supreme Court of Sri Lanka">Supreme Court</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka">Court of appeal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Courts_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="High Courts of Sri Lanka">High Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_courts_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="District courts of Sri Lanka">District courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magistrate%27s_Courts_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Magistrate's Courts of Sri Lanka">Magistrate's Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primary_Courts_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Primary Courts of Sri Lanka">Primary Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Tribunal" title="Labour Tribunal">Labour Tribunal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Legislature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Parliament of Sri Lanka">Parliament</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Minister of Sri Lanka">Prime Minister</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Office_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Prime Minister's Office (Sri Lanka)">Office</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Speaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_speaker_and_chairman_of_committees_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy speaker and chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Deputy speaker and chairman of committees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chairman_of_Committees" title="Deputy Chairman of Committees">Deputy Chairman of Committees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Leader of the House (Sri Lanka)">Leader of the House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)">Leader of the Opposition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Government_Whip_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief Government Whip (Sri Lanka)">Chief Government Whip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Opposition_Whip_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief Opposition Whip (Sri Lanka)">Chief Opposition Whip</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretaries-General_of_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Secretaries-General of Parliament (page does not exist)">Secretaries-General</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="15th Parliament of Sri Lanka">15th Parliament</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_15th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka">Members</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/National_security" title="National security">National security</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Armed_Forces" title="Sri Lanka Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Air_Force" title="Sri Lanka Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army" title="Sri Lanka Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy" title="Sri Lanka Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Coast_Guard" title="Sri Lanka Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li>Intelligence <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Intelligence_Service_(Sri_Lanka)" title="State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka)">State Intelligence Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Military_Intelligence_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Directorate of Military Intelligence (Sri Lanka)">Directorate of Military Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criminal_Investigation_Department_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Criminal Investigation Department (Sri Lanka)">Criminal Investigation Department</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Police" title="Sri Lanka Police">Sri Lanka Police Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Devolution_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Devolution in Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Devolution</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_government_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Provincial government in Sri Lanka">Provincial governments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Local government in Sri Lanka">Local governments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_councils_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Municipal councils of Sri Lanka">Municipal councils</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_councils_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Urban councils of Sri Lanka">Urban councils</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pradeshiya_Sabha" title="Pradeshiya Sabha">Pradeshiya Sabha</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wards_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wards of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Wards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Politics of Sri Lanka">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Capital of Sri Lanka">Capital city</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_districts_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Electoral districts of Sri Lanka">Electoral districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Elections in Sri Lanka">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Foreign relations of Sri Lanka">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of political parties in Sri Lanka">Parties</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party" title="Sri Lanka Freedom Party">Sri Lanka Freedom Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">United National Party</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Political_scandals_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Political scandals of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Scandals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Geography of Sri Lanka">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka">Administrative divisions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Provinces of Sri Lanka">Provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Districts of Sri Lanka">Districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divisional_Secretariats_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka">Divisional Secretariats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grama_Niladhari" title="Grama Niladhari">Grama Niladhari divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of cities in Sri Lanka">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of towns in Sri Lanka">Towns</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ecoregions_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of ecoregions in Sri Lanka">Ecoregions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environment_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Environment of Sri Lanka">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Extreme points of Sri Lanka">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of islands of Sri Lanka">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of mountains of Sri Lanka">Mountains</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pidurutalagala" title="Pidurutalagala">Pidurutalagala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Highlands_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Central Highlands of Sri Lanka">Central Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanthana_Mountain_Range" title="Hanthana Mountain Range">Hanthana Mountain Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knuckles_Mountain_Range" title="Knuckles Mountain Range">Knuckles Mountain Range</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of national parks of Sri Lanka">National parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protected_areas_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Protected areas of Sri Lanka">Protected areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of rivers of Sri Lanka">Rivers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mahaweli_River" title="Mahaweli River">Mahaweli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malvathu_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Malvathu River">Malvathu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelani_River" title="Kelani River">Kelani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalu_Ganga" title="Kalu Ganga">Kalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gin_Ganga" title="Gin Ganga">Gin</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_waterfalls_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka">Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Wildlife of Sri Lanka">Wildlife</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Economy of Sri Lanka">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Agriculture in Sri Lanka">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banking_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Banking in Sri Lanka">Banking</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Central Bank of Sri Lanka">Central Bank</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Telecommunications in Sri Lanka">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of companies of Sri Lanka">Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Electricity sector in Sri Lanka">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Information_technology_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Information technology in Sri Lanka">Information technology</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_public_debt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sri Lanka public debt (page does not exist)">Public debt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_rupee" title="Sri Lankan rupee">Rupee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Science and technology in Sri Lanka">Science and technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombo_Stock_Exchange" title="Colombo Stock Exchange">Stock Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Taxation in Sri Lanka">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_trade_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign trade of Sri Lanka">Trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Transport in Sri Lanka">Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unemployment_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unemployment in Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Unemployment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welfare_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Welfare in Sri Lanka">Welfare</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Industries <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apparel_industry_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Apparel industry of Sri Lanka">Apparel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beer_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Beer in Sri Lanka">Beer</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cinnamon_production_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cinnamon production in Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Cinnamon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cocoa_production_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Cocoa production in Sri Lanka">Cocoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coconut_production_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Coconut production in Sri Lanka">Coconut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffee_production_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Coffee production in Sri Lanka">Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gems_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Gems of Sri Lanka">Gems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graphite_mining_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Graphite mining in Sri Lanka">Graphite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_production_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Rice production in Sri Lanka">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rubber_production_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Rubber production in Sri Lanka">Rubber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_production_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar production in Sri Lanka">Sugar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tea_production_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Tea production in Sri Lanka">Tea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Tourism in Sri Lanka">Tourism</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_society" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan society">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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