The renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Sports between Sri Lanka and Australia was signed by Australia’s Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tim Watts, along with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Roshan Ranasinghe.
According to the Australian High Commission in Colombo, Tuesday’s (10) signing of the MoU aims to strengthen the sporting ties between the two countries.
The expectation is that cooperation will be encouraged in various areas, including coach education, training, sports science and medicine, gender equality in sports, and anti-corruption and anti-doping practices.
Reflecting on Australia’s shared sporting history at the Sri Lanka Cricket Museum, Watts stated that, “sport is a shared passion and links us together, highlighted by our friendly but fierce rivalry on the cricket field, and I am pleased to renew the Memorandum of Understanding in Sports Cooperation between Australia and Sri Lanka.”
Minister Ranasinghe shared a similar sentiment, “whatever our sporting rivalry, we look forward to cooperating under this MOU to find and nurture Sri Lankan and Australian talent. It will provide us the framework to work together to get the best out of our athletes and showcase them to the world.”
