Sri Lanka Sets Olympic “Record”: Only 9 Athletes Competed in Rio de Janeiro but 46 Officials Accompanied them to Brazil.

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has asked the sports authorities to explain why Sri Lanka’s Rio Olympics 2016 contingent comprised 46 officials and only nine athletes representing the country.

The PM had called for a report on the issue, sources closed to Prime Minister said.

The prime ministerial inquiry was consequent to a large number of complaints received by the Prime Minister’s office, sources said.

Courtesy:The Island