Founders of MAS, Mahesh Amalean, Ajay Amalean and Shared Amalean donated 150 million rupees to built this sports arena. The 04th Engineering Regiment of Sri Lanka Army constructed the facility under the command of Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya.

The arena is designed to nurture and develop young sportsmen of the school and also will become a venue that benefits a range of sports in Sri Lanka. The Royal MAS Arena is designed to host tournaments for boxing, wrestling, karate, wushu, judo fencing, table tennis, gymnastics, chess and carrom. The Arena also features Sri Lanka’s first ever world class gym pit for gymnastics. The Arena has fully equipped locker rooms, customized lighting and maximum of 1,000 spectator capacity with completely retractable seats.

The chief guest of the occasion Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said, the best prize to the nation is education. The development of the country is depending on education. I’m expecting to introduce new educational system from May this year. I’m happy about facilities of this College and hope to upgrade facilities in other schools.

Guest of Honour Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, Principal of Royal College B.A. Ariyarathna also spoke.

Minister Jayasekera said that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe intends to amend the Sri Lanka Cricket constitution after having discussions with the International Cricket Council and the winning candidate in the near future at a press briefing held at the Sports Ministry premises yesterday with regard to the SLC elections.

“The Supreme Court asked the Sports Ministry to facilitate the two camps to contest in the forthcoming AGM of Sri Lanka Cricket,” the Minister said.

“For the first time in Sri Lankan history the Supreme Court sat in judgment of a cricket AGM issue. It was a historical moment,” Minister Jayasekera said.

MOBILE PHONES & WEAPONS BANNED

The Minister drawing up security plans for the elections stated that mobile phones and weapons will be banned during the election period at the ministry premises. “No one can enter with private security or Ministry securities. Special security will be provided with Special Police at the Sports Ministry premises. Only one door will be opened, that is the main gate of the ministry building at Reid Mawatha, opposite the Cinnamon Garden Police,” said Minister Jayasekera.

“All the contestants and the voters are requested to be present at the Sports Ministry auditorium by 9am as our prime plan is to end the elections by 10 am,” he said.

The registration will be done at the entrance on the ground floor and all proceedings of the elections will be recorded by the Ministry Media Unit. The newly appointed office-bearers will meet the media at 11am at the Mini Auditorium of the Sports Ministry.