The Ministry of Sports was established by extra ordinary Gazette of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 1651/20 dated 30th April 2010. Accordingly, the functions of the Ministry of Sports are as follows.- Formulation of policies, plans and programmes of sports in respect of the National Policies of the Government Direction of the implementation of such policies, plans and programmes of sports with a view to achiving the relevant objectives within times lines agreed with the National Planning Authorities and within budget resources. Encouraging of sports Development of sports facilities Enhancement of Sports Education. Several institutions have been established under the Ministry of Sports in order to accomplish the above tasks. Department of Sports Development Institution of Sports Medicine National Istitute of Sports Science Sugathadasa National Sports Complex Authority Until 1948, a sport was used only for the enjoyment of imperialists and they had formed sports clubs for their own use and public funds were spent for their development. Similarly, there were informal sports in villages but they enjoyed neither recognition nor did they flow down to the lower levels. About two decades after the independence, sport was recognized as a field of human interest which could lead to international recognition. Accordingly for the first time, sport was identified as a subject under the Ministry of Nationalized Services in 1966. Similarly the sports division, which was established at the Secretariat building in Fort was shifted to the office of the Sports Development Department at Torrington on 5th January 1966. The government of the day having realized that sports should be started at the school level, recruited 150 Health Education Instructors through the Department of Education and were attached to schools at Assistance Government Agent Division levels. Accordingly, Hon. V.A.Sugathadasa who was the first Sports Minister showed the contribution of sports for the protection of health by supplying sports equipment and infrastructure facilities. Sports in Sri Lanka started in this manner has become a strong media today, capable of taking the name of Sri Lanka to the international arena by the committed sports men and women of Sri Lanka. In order to shoulder this responsibility, 53 sports associations have been registered under the Department of Sports Development in addition to line institutes established under the Ministry of Sports. VISION Sri Lanka to be one of the strongest nations in the region MISSION To be a proved nation through the Sports for a healthy, disciplined, united & prosperous society OBJECTIVES To make Sport and integral part of Sri Lankan Culture and Society. To utilize the Sports