The ‘Mawbimata Weerayek Kreeda Pubuduwa’ programme was officially launched today (11) as an extension of the ‘Derana-Ritzbury Mawbimata Weerayek – Ratata Sampathak’ initiative, which was established last year with the aim of helping Sri Lanka realize its dream of winning an Olympic medal.
The launch coincided with the 21st anniversary of Sri Lanka’s premier television channel, TV Derana.
Under the ‘Mawbimata Weerayek Kreeda Pubuduwa’ programme, sports equipment is to be donated to 21 schools that have demonstrated outstanding performance at the national level.
TV Derana, which officially commenced operations on October 11, 2005, marks its 21st anniversary today.
The ‘Derana-Ritzbury Mawbimata Weerayek – Ratata Sampathak’ initiative was launched last year to mark the channel’s 20th anniversary. Through the project, efforts were initiated to identify talented athletes including 100-meter, 400- meter and 800- meter runners, as well as javelin throwers, from all 25 districts of Sri Lanka and support their development with the ultimate goal of taking them to the Olympic Games.
