What is the national sport of Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF) is the main governing body of Volleyball in Sri Lanka, where volleyball is its national sport. The game of volleyball was introduced to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1916 by Mr. R. W. Camack, then Director of Physical Education at the Colombo Y.M.C.A.

The Federation is built on 62 affiliated organizations and Managed by an honorary Committee of 25 members. The Current President of SLVF is Hon.Ranjith Siyambalapitiya,the minister of Minister of Power and Renewable Energy and the Secretary General is Mr. A.S. Nalaka.

It also has International affiliations to the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It's also accredited to the National Olympic Committee(NOC) of Sri Lanka. From,1980,the Federation participated in the Asian Senior and Junior Men's & Women's Championships. In 2002 the Federation successfully hosted the 12th Asian Junior Women's Championship.

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bina sarmah

Ilias Tsiabardas, Kabaddi is national sport of Bangladesh.

Fred Keogh

The choice of volleyball caused a lot of trouble in Sri Lanka as it is a relatively minor sport. Cricket is the most popular sport. It is believed by some that the sport was chosen because a minister's son or nephew was a professional and if it was declared the National Sport a lot of money would be invested (and made). However this is only a rumour I heard from my pal Arinder, who lives not far from me and who has a son and daughter who are professional cricketers.

Arun Visvanathan

Where in the explanation does it say that volleyball is the national sport?

Louella Wilson

Although the Sports Ministry named volleyball the national sport, the most popular sport is Cricket. Curious as to why a Government department would make this decision when the sport is a relatively minor one.