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Sri Lanka unveils Sports City
24 March 2011: The Government of Sri Lanka has launched Hambantota 2018 Sports City for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The country is competing with Gold Coast, Australia to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Hambanthota unveiled a large-scale model of the Hambantota 2018 'Sports City'.
The ultramodern development now under construction will feature 90 percent of the venues and facilities for the 2018 Games. It expects to build 20 sporting venues including an Athletics Stadium with full warm-up and training facilities, Hockey Stadium, International Aquatics Centre. It will also include International Sports Complex to stage both indoor and outdoor sports, Indoor Arena, Velodrome, 18-Hole Golf Course, Exhibition Centre, and a state-of-the-art Games Village featuring the highest quality accommodation and support facilities for athletes with an on-site training village.
Source: Colombo Page