​Asian Youth Games: Sri Lanka ditched as host

22 May 2015 08:50 am

Sri Lanka has lost the right to host the 2017 Asian Youth Games because of political interference from the government, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said.

The multi-sport event set to be held in the southern town of Hambantota was withdrawn "due to problems with the autonomy of the National Olympic Committee from the government", an OCA statement said.

The statement gave no further details about what the government interference might have involved. (AFP)