Prima supports All Island School Games 2015

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Extending its commitment to uplifting active school sports, Prima sponsored the All Island School Games held at Mahinda Rajapakse International Stadium, Diyagama recently.
The only sports event of this nature held at school level was sponsored by Prima for the fifth year, previously having been sponsors during the years of 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014.
Organised by the Education Ministry, the All Island School Games held for the 31st time this year, 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 8,500 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 Sports Ministry conducted the games in three stages. The games included 27 group games. A total of 5151 boys and girls from 1210 schools who were winners at provincial level participated at the athletics competition.
The Education Ministry 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.
This year the games were inaugurated by President Maithripala Sirisena and Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam.

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