The Hon. Chanaka Madugoda
Hon. Chanaka Madugoda raised concerns that school sports opportunities are increasingly concentrated in well-equipped urban schools while rural schools, including two designated sports schools in Galle District, lack facilities and coaches across many disciplines. He asked whether the Government would create or restore a pathway through mid-stream admissions for talented rural students to enter better-resourced schools and develop their sporting abilities.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary:
¶ 02 School sports have declined, concentrated mainly in popular urban schools with facilities and coaching. Rural schools lack facilities for athletics, cricket, rugby, gymnastics, badminton, swimming, football, kabaddi, hockey, weightlifting, karate, etc. In Galle District, two designated sports schools have been inactive for years. Children with talent in rural schools have limited pathways due to lack of facilities or coaches; previously, talented students could gain mid-stream admission to popular schools.
¶ 03 Today, however, there is no avenue through the mid-stream admission process for a talented child to enter a popular school. Will you address this so talented children—team and individual—can progress?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·No. 23360 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chanaka Madugoda. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2026. No. 23360. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13383