Cricket and Sports Support
Sri Lanka Cricket provided financial support to athletes, including a Rs. 10 million grant to javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage. The support demonstrates ongoing investment in sports development.
Classic Sri Lanka Cricket move: funding a javelin thrower while cricketers probably wonder if they'll get sponsorship for their next cricket bat. Meanwhile, Dasun Shanaka's probably more excited about his IPL debut than his javelin-throwing teammate is about that grant - talk about mixed sporting priorities!
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today provided a financial grant of Rs. 10 million to rising javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage. This support was extended under the direction of the SLC President Shammi Silva and the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, following a request https://t.co/tLKVRUceMC
Dasun Shanaka makes debut for Rajasthan Royals. #lka #SriLanka #IPL2026 https://t.co/Tw064io49e