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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-05-30
Hosting the Conference of the organizations of Anti - doping in Sports established in the countries of Asia - Oceania Region
The World Anti-doping Agency has made a request to host the conference of the organizations of Anti - doping in Sports established in the countries of Asia - Oceania Region scheduled to be held in 2018 in Sri Lanka. 150 members consisting of 120 delegates from the World Anti-doping Agency, Asian Olympic Committee including 30 professionals of Sri Lanka are due to participate in this conference for whom local hosting facilities should be afforded. Accordingly, the proposal made by Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, the Minister of Sports, to host the said conference in Sri Lanka in the year 2018 under the hospitality of Sri Lanka, to bear an estimated expenditure in a sum of Rs.20 million and to obtain the necessary funds in the year 2018, was approved by the Cabinet.