Sports in Sri Lanka

The people of Sri Lanka are sport enthusiasts. Sports form an integral part of the lives of Sri Lankans. There is no dearth of famous Sporting figures and celebrities who has taken taken their respective area of sport to great heights. Many of the sports have developed immensely, though they didn't gain immense popularity when they started out. If you are on a holiday to the island country of Sri Lanka, then you can embark on the numerous sport activity that are popular among the Sri Lankans . Starting from Cricket, right down to sailing and other aquatic sports, the city offers a wide range of sports and recreation options to the tourists eager to make their holidays an energetic and fun filled one.

The most popular sport in Sri Lanka is cricket, though it is not the national sport. The national sport of Sri Lanka is Volleyball. While aquatic sports, athletics, tennis and rugby also enjoy extensive popularity. Aquatic sports also forms an integral part of the sports and recreation in Sri Lanka. Once in Sri Lanka you can let your spirit free and indulge in all the exciting water sport activity in the blue waters of the Pear shaped island. Diving and sailing forms a part of the sports and recreation in Sri Lanka. You can also hire boats and set sail along the waters of Sri Lanka, infact boating is very much a developed water sport activity. Other aquatic sports include such activities as surfing, swimming and scuba diving on the coast, the beaches and backwaters that attracts a large number of foreign tourists to this beautiful land.
Apart from water sports, you can also go for the numerous land sports also. You can play basketball, golf, volleyball and cricket over here. Cricket, by far, is the most popular game of the entire country. In 1996 Sri Lanka was the winner of the Cricket World Cup Some of the major sporting icons of the world like Sanath Jayasuriya, Muralidharan and other athletes belong to the sporting fraternity of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a large number of sports stadiums, including the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, the R. Premadasa Stadium and the Rangiri Dumbulla Stadium in Colombo as well as the Galle International Stadium in Galle. There are a large number of public and private sports clubs, athletics and aquatic clubs in Colombo also.

Sri Lanka thus provide ample opportunities to undertake various sports. Going for the numerous sports and recreation in Sri Lanka is a good way to keep yourself busy during your vacations. You are sure to have a great time playing these fun filled and adventurous games.