Mr. Sugath Thilakaratne, the Deputy Sports Minister said that the national mission of creating a rich country within a beautiful country that can progress through sports has been started and that politics will be completely removed from sports.

The minister further commented that 'politics is completely removed from sports. Plans to bring all sports to the Olympics begin in the first week of January 2025. Sports in the country cannot be allowed to stagnate. We solve the problems in sports clubs quickly.Like you, I have heard stories like this sitting there as a player. Let's make those stories a reality. Let's get ready to start the renaissance era of sports. We have the responsibilities of taking all the sports in our country to international success, like archery.
Let's make 2028 a year we can hope for the Olympics. Let's come together to make the theme of a beautiful country a rich country a reality through sports.'
Organized by the Sri Lanka Archery Association, this championship was held for 03 days at the Colonnawa Umaguliya Stadium, and 311 athletes participated in 29 events representing ten sports clubs.Under the chairmanship of Deputy Sports Minister Sugath Thilakaratne, medals and certificates were presented to the winners.
President of Sri Lanka Archery Association Mr. Nishantha Herath and a group of people attended this event.