President kicks off National Week on Sports and Physical Fitness

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The National Week on Sports and Physical Fitness Promotion, organised by the Sports Ministry under the directive of President Maithripala Sirisena, commenced on Monday.

Inaugurating the National Week, a sports and physical fitness program was held at the premises of the President’s Office, under the patronage of the President. The President also joined the fitness walk.

In line with this, all Government institutions carried out physical fitness programs.

This year’s theme for the National Week is ‘Sports for Health, Joy and Victory’. A series of discussions, publications, lectures and exhibition of banners and cutouts on physical fitness will be held during this week for promoting public awareness.

Monday was named as the ‘Sports and Physical Fitness Promotion Day of Government and Corporate Officers’, while Tuesday was ‘Sports and Physical Fitness Promotion Day of Private Sector’.

The rest of the days of the National Week have been named as follows:

8 February – Sports and Physical Fitness Promotion Day of Children and Mothers

9 February – Sports and Physical Fitness Promotion Day of Women

10 February – Sports and Physical Fitness Promotion Day of the Elders and the Persons with Disability

11 February – Sports and Physical Fitness Promotion Day of Youth

12 February – Sports and Physical Fitness Promotion Day of Community Participation

This Sports and Physical Fitness Promotion Week aims at building of sportive and healthy generation to achieve international level victories in sports.

Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekara, Deputy Minister H. M. M. Haris, Secretary to the President P. B. Abeykoon and the Secretary to the Sports Ministry D. M. R. B. Dissanayake also participated in this event.