The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, alongside the Ministry of Tourism, is organizing the Sri Lanka Sports Fiesta 2024, which will take place from 16th to 18th August in Colombo.
Powered by Dialog Axiata – Sri Lanka’s #1 Connectivity Provider and Prolific Promoter of Sri Lanka Sports, this event promises to be the largest national sports extravaganza ever to be held in Sri Lanka and the first of its kind in South Asia.
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The mega fiesta will feature over 3000 athletes competing in seven thrilling team sports: Cricket, Rugby, Football, Netball, Hockey, Volleyball and Basketball.
Designed to showcase local talent and inspire the next generation of athletes, the Sri Lanka Sports Fiesta 2024 aims to provide a platform for athletes to display their skills and compete at a high level. Spectators can look forward to an array of exciting matches, with each sport offering its unique brand of entertainment.
Dialog Axiata will be the Principal Sponsor of Sri Lanka Sports Fiesta extending its support to the local Sports arena. Dialog Television and ThePapare will be the Official Broadcasting and Digital Media Partners. Cinnamon Hotels will be the Official Hospitality Partner.
Sri Lanka Cricket has come on board as a Platinum Sponsor with an LKR 20 million Sponsorship for the National Sports Fund. Ceylon Cold Stores and Ceylon Agro Industries have also partnered as Co-Sponsors for the Sri Lanka Sports Fiesta 2024.
Thakral is also a Co-Sponsor whilst MTV/MBC Channels Pvt. Ltd is the Official Media Partner. IPG Group and Emerging Media will function as Strategic Partners of the event. Triad has come forward as the Official Creative Partner.
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Mark your calendar, gather your friends and family, and get ready to be part of Sri Lankan sports history. The Sri Lanka Sports Fiesta 2024 is where you want to be – it’s a spectacle not to be missed.
ThePapare will show the Sri Lanka Sports Fiesta 2024 LIVE & EXCLUSIVE on Dialog Television Ch. 63 and Ch.126, Dialog ViU app and ThePapare.com.
Cricket
Cricket will be conducted as a Super Provincial T10 Tournament with the matches to be played in Bloomfield and Thurstan Grounds.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| 16th August | Kandy vs Jaffna | Thurstan | 9:30am |
| Galle vs Dambulla | Bloomfield | 9:30am | |
| Jaffna vs Colombo | Thurstan | 1:30pm | |
| Kandy vs Galle | Bloomfield | 1:30pm | |
| 17th August | Colombo vs Dambulla | Thurstan | 9:30am |
| Jaffna vs Galle | Bloomfield | 9:30am | |
| Colombo vs Galle | Thurstan | 1:30pm | |
| Dambulla vs Kandy | Bloomfield | 1:30pm | |
| 18th August | Colombo vs Kandy | Bloomfield | 9:20am |
| Dambulla vs Jaffna | Bloomfield | 12:00pm | |
| Final | Bloomfield | 2:40pm |
Rugby
Rugby will have different categories worked out throughout all three days and will be played at the Racecourse Stadium. The top 8 clubs will participate in the Air Force Commander’s Cup in two segments. The Division 1 Segment A schools will field its U16 teams in a 10-A-Side competition whilst the four main clubs will play in the Women’s segment.
| Men’s 7-A-Side | Women’s 7-A-Side | |
| Segment A | Segment B | |
| Army SC | Army SC | Army SC |
| Air Force SC | Air Force SC | Air Force SC |
| Police SC | Police SC | CR & FC |
| Navy SC | Navy SC | Navy SC |
| Havelock SC | Havelock SC | |
| CH & FC | CH & FC | |
| Kandy SC | ||
| CR & FC | ||
| Under 16 Boy’s 10-A-Side | |
| St. Peter’s | Isipathana |
| St. Joseph’s | Science |
| S. Thomas’ | Thurstan |
| St. Anthony’s | Wesley |
| Trinity | Zahira |
| Sri Sumangala | D.S Senanayake |
| Royal | Vidyartha |
| Dharmaraja | Kingswood |
Volleyball
The Finals of the Dialog President’s Gold Cup will be played on the 16th of August afternoon at the Royal College Indoor Sports Complex. The two Men’s and Women’s Finals will be a part of the Sri Lanka Sports Fiesta. Over 1500 Teams have competed in the preliminary rounds depicting the true value of taking the sport to all corners of Sri Lanka.
Basketball
Basketball will be played in 3×3 format at the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation 3×3 Court adjacent to the Racecourse Stadium. 34 Club teams will participate in two categories – 24 Men’s Teams and 10 Women’s Teams. The Men’s teams will be divided into 4 groups whilst the Women’s teams will be divided into two. The knockout phase is most likely to be played on the third and final day of the Sri Lanka Sports Fiesta.
Football
Football will be played as a 5-A-Side Mini Football competition at the Racecourse Stadium. The Football games will be played after the Rugby matches are concluded. The first-round matches will be in the league format whilst the second round will be in knockout format.
- Men’s – 12 Top Tier Clubs
- Women’s – 6 Top Clubs and 6 Schools
- Schools – 6 Boys Local Schools and 6 International Schools
Netball
Women’s Netball games will be played at the Sports Ministry Grounds, Torrington Square. 20 Teams will be divided into 4 Groups and the top two teams from each group will advance to the Quarter Finals.
Hockey
65 Teams will participate in 4 categories – Inter-Schools U20 Boys, Inter-Schools U20 Girls, Inter-Club Men’s and Inter-Club Women’s. All the matches will be played at Sri Lanka Hockey Federation Astro Turf.
| U20 Boys | U20 Girls |
| St. Aloysius’ College, Galle | Southlands College, Galle |
| St. Thomas College Matale | Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo |
| St. Thomas College Matara | Sri Sangamiththa Girls School, Matale |
| Ananda College, Colombo | Holy Family Convent, Wennappuwa |
| Nalanda College, Colombo | Seethadevi College, Kandy |
| Maris Stella College, Negombo | Swarnamali Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy |
| Royal College, Colombo | Janathipathi Balika Vidyalaya, Nawala |
| St. Joseph’s College, Colombo | Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya |
| St. Joseph Vaz College | Rangiri Dambulla School, Dambulla |
| Vijaya College, Matale | Panadura Balika Vidyalaya |
| Vidyartha College, Kandy | Ladies College, Colombo |
| Jaffna College, Jaffna | Musaeus College, Colombo |
| Royal College, Panadura | Yasodara Vidyalaya, Borella |
| Kingswood College, Kandy | St. Anthony’s Convent, Kandy |
| Dharmadutha College, Badulla | Christ Church National School, Matale |
| S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia | Dimbu Madagama MV, Polonnaruwa |
| Inter-Club Men’s | Inter-Club Women’s |
| Sri Lanka Army | Sri Lanka Army |
| Sri Lanka Air Force | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Sri Lanka Navy | Sri Lanka Navy |
| Sri Lanka Police | Sri Lanka Police |
| CR & FC | CR & FC |
| Wennappuwa Hockey Club | Wennappuwa Hockey Club |
| Yari Stars Sports Club, Jaffna | Yari Stars Sports Club, Jaffna |
| CH & FC | Kotalawela Defence University |
| Negombo Hockey Club | Old Visakians |
| Old Nalandian Hockey Club | BRC |
| BRC | Kandy Ladies Hockey Club |
| Old Duthians Sports Club | Women’s Hockey Club Galle |
| Kandy Hockey Club | Young Ladies Hockey Club |
| Matale Club | Panadura Balika Sports Club |
| Matale Hockey Club | University of Colombo |
| University of Peradeniya | |
| Galle Sports Club |
