Prima supports All Island School Games

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Extending their commitment to uplifting active school sports, Prima sponsored the All Island School Games held at the Sugathadasa Stadium recently. The only sports event of this nature held at school level was sponsored by Prima for the third year, previously having been sponsors during the years of 2010 and 2011.

Organised by the Ministry of Education, The All Island School Games identify and reward the performance and the exceptional abilities of school children in the field of sports under different games.

While providing key nutritional support by offering free noodles for over 15000 students attending the event throughout five days, Prima also sponsored attire for judges and other event officials. The Health, Physical Training and Sports Branch of the Ministry of Sports conducted the Games in three stages. 14 team games were held over five days and 12 team games over six days during the second stage. In the third stage the games were held early this month when 53 athletic events were conducted with the participation of 4,751 boys and girls representing 968 schools. The Ministry of Education described the games as a catalyst in introducing sports men and women with exceptional abilities in the sports arena from villages to towns, from towns to provinces and from provinces to the national level and then to the international level athletic games . It has been encouraging to see that a large number of students who took part in the All Island School Games in the past years have participated and performed well at an international level including the Olympic Games , Commonwealth Games , Asian Games and South Asian Games. This year the games were inaugurated by Prime Minister D.M. Jayarathne and Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena while the closing ceremony was graced by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Minister of Education.