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Mahinda Rajapaksa International Sports Complex opened
25 January 2010: Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, on 21 January 2010, inaugurated the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Sports Complex in Diyagama, Homagama.
The sports complex consists of a synthetic track, soccer and rugby fields, two pavilions that can accommodate over 3000 spectators. In Phase II, a international standard swimming pool, rifle range, a hostel to accommodate over 1,000 athletes, restaurants and a four-story administrative building will be built.
The sprawling 156-acre facility was built with the funds from the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Development Foundation. The 7th engineering services division of the Sri Lanka Army was in-charge of construction.
Source: Colombo Page