This research is undertaken with the help of Advanced Olympic Research Grant Programme 2019/2020 and the report is already submitted to the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Studies Centre. One country from one continent basis, Botswana from Africa, Guatemala from America, Sri Lanka from Asia and Germany from Europe were chosen. The resource persons visited the above countries to study the relationship between National Olympic Committees and public authorities especially the Ministry of Sports and their collaborative activities. Each country is separately analysed in this report. You may find Sri Lanka’s chapter from the page 88 to 106. Also, a compiled discussion is presented in the last chapter - Discussion.

The conclusion of the Sri Lanka's Chapter is given below for your quick reading:

The Sri Lanka case study adds a new dimension to this research project. The very particular economic and political context of the country dictates the dynamics of the (lack of) cooperation between the NOC and the government. The main point of contention in Sri Lanka is, undoubtedly, the interventionist legal framework. Whereas the 1973 Sports Law is clearly micro managerial and interventionist, our research has found out that NOC SL is relatively good at resisting governmental intervention despite that framework. This, however, comes at a cost of barely interacting with the public authorities. When compared with other countries with relatively similar economic size (as measured in GDP, for instance) included in this project, we can see that NOC SL is restricted in its activities. The NOC is not as entrepreneurial and expansive as the Botswana NOC, and it certainly does not have the leading role in elite sport that has the Guatemala NOC.

NOC SL has decided to focus on educational programmes. That is a good choice given the need for capacity building and skill development of sport administrators in the country. NOC SL education courses seem to be a blueprint in South Asia for other countries such as the Maldives, or Nepal for example. After our visit to the country, the research team concurs that a clear programme of skill development is needed to modernise the sport structures of the country. The upcoming younger generation, with the help of these and other international programmes such as MEMOS, Dream Together Master or similar, will have a better opportunity to change the current dynamics. For that to happen, however, the country needs a more strategic approach to sport and sport policy, together with a reform and modernisation of the legal framework.