16th annual National Olympic Academy from Nov 22

Fastnews Nov 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka will conducts its 16th National Olympic Academy Session in Bandarawala from 22-25 November.

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka has been involved in many academic programmes for the past three decades educating the Sri Lankans especially the youth on the Olympic Values of “Excellence, Friendship and Respect” through different educational programs. With the ideal of promoting Olympism among the youth – “The Future Adults”.

The National Olympic Academy (NOA) was established in 2001 in Bandarawela. This year, the 16th NOA session will be held at the Military Academy, Diyatalawa in Bandarawala for four days.

The Sri Lanka Army is supporting NOA this year to give more practical exposure to the participant by exposing them to the environmental sensitivity in the hill country of Sri Lanka.

Especially this will be a fresh experience for all the participants including participants from other countries from the South Asian Region.

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) flagship of the nation in protecting and managing the environment is also involved in this year’s NOA session and will deliver their specialized knowledge to the participants. Also, reputed academics and area specialists will be engaged in the sessions to make it more productive.

Sixty participants representing the State Universities, National SportsFederations in Sri Lanka and South Asian Regional National Olympic Committees will take part in this four 4-day program. Dr Samantha Nanayakkara, a Senior Lecturer in Sports Studies of the University of Colombo is leading the 16th NOA session as the Course Director. Maxwell de Silva, the Secretary-General of NOC Sri Lanka is organizing it.

The theme of the 16th NOA will be on ‘Olympic Values as a Sustainable Tool for Environmental Action’. The opening ceremony of the session will be held on November 22 and it will be graced by the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army Lieutenant General L. H. Shavendra C. Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndcpsc.

It is the first time of NOA Sri Lanka history the Commander of Sri Lanka Army is adorning the NOA session. The Director General of the Central Environment Authority will grace the occation as the Guest of Honour.

The president of the NOC Sri Lanka, Suresh Subramaniam will conclude the session as the Chief Guest on November 25. Both ceremonies will be held in ‘Torch Cinema’ Building at Diyatalwa Military Academy. (DN)