Sri Lanka’s effort in the bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2018, despite losing by 16 votes, was hailed as a remarkable and outstanding bid, and it received positive publicity from global sports administrators, world media and others, Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka and head of the Sri Lankan bid committee Ajith Nivard Cabraal ,told a packed news conference at the Bank’s auditorium today.
Ahead of a vote on the 2018 event last week, Canada brought up deficiencies at the New Delhi Games last year and highlighted that many bills remained unpaid, he said.http://www.lbt.lk/news/economic/728-best-losers-