SPORTS

Child likes to play. Not only the able bodied but also disabled are fond of sports. Sports plan an important role in child’s life. It is  said that a healthy mind can be found only in a healthy body. Sport develop not only the child’s physical faculty.

            There are various kinds of sports in our country. Some of them are cricket, badminton, swimming, squash and hokey. Among them cricket is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka.

            In the past sports were not given a priority in our schools. Spots were directly introduced as extra curricular activities. But today the education authorities have realized that sports is an integral part of education.

            Exercises have not  done regularly for the proper functioning and development of our body. If   a person is engaged in sports continuously. He or she can lead a healthy life.  In school’s,  we find some students who look weak and pale. They are the students who never  take part in sport.