Sports in Sri Lanka

 








 The national sport of Sri Lanka is Volleyball. Cricket is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka. The game of Volleyball was introduced to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1916 by Mr R.W. Camack the then Director of Physical Education at the Colombo Y.M.C.A. The Volleyball Federation was formed in 1951. Water sports, badminton, athletics, football, basketball and tennis are some other sports in Sri Lanka.

Asia most popular sports list:


1-cricket


2-baseball


3-table tennis


4–badminton


5-Kabaddi


In western countries most popular sports list:


1-football


2-hockey


3-basketball

 

4- Athletics


5-weightlifting


Some more kind of sports: running, boxing, martial arts ,MMA, Karate, taekwondo,firing, javelin throw ,long jump, high jump, archery ,chess,skateboarding, free runner training, Polo, freestyle climbing and many more.

   


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