National Olympic Academy Session commences in Diyatalawa

The National Olympic Committe of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) will conduct its 16th National Olympic Academy Session in Diyathalawa from November 22 to 25.

NOCSL 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 programmes.

With the ideal of promoting Olympism among the youth, 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 the all participants including the participants from the other countries of South Asian Region.

NOCSL 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 programmes

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) will also be involved in this year’s NOA session to deliver their specialised knowledge to the participants. Also, reputed Academics and area specialists will be engaged in the session to make it more productive.

Sixty participants representing the State Universities, National Sports Federations in Sri Lanka and South Asian Regional National Olympic Committees will take part in this four-day programme.

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 organising the NOA session.

The president of the NOCSL, Suresh Subramaniam will conclude the session as the Chief Guest to be held on November 25. Both ceremonies will be held in ‘Torch Cinema’ Building at Diyatalwa Military Academy.