Bid Highlights
- A motivation to host a Commonwealth Games that is intrinsically linked with plans for the long term development of the District of Hambantota and the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.
- All planned competition venues will be developed by 2016 allowing a comprehensive test event programme,including the 2016 South Asian Games.
- Special 'visa on arrival' arrangements will be in place during the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
- A Government-led project, with a strong financial commitment, fully supported by Guarantees.
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- Facebook- Join our facebook group and invite your friends! Write supportive comments & start creating and spreading awareness.
- Market Hambantota2018 website- Get your friends and relatives all over the world to visit the website.
- Say ”I Support Hambantota 2018”- Write on all your communications “I support Hambantota 2018” and also the web address.
- Tell others- Tell your friends, family, and strangers on the street that beautiful Hambantota, in the tropical Paradise of Sri Lanka, may be the host of Commonwealth Games 2018. Print and give the web address and get them to visit the website for more information.
- Send article to Web Master- Write about Hambantota 2018, and send articles to us. Good articles will be published online.
- Talk Politics- Write or talk at least to your local politicians, to mayor, to house representatives all the way up to senator and write even to the President of Country and solicit their support for Hambantota 2018.
- Be Loud- Advocate for the Hambantota 2018
- Send your opinion- Send your opinion to improve this bidding campaign and also tell us how you can get involved. We deeply appreciate your comments, opinions and feedback.
- Be active on internet- Help out around the internet. Check out sports and Commonwealth forums and forums to help rally support. Email us if you want to help out around the site.
- Be a Volunteer- If you enjoy doing what we suggest get involved with this campaign as a volunteer.
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Hambantota 2018 Commonwealth Games : Impressions of a foreign friend
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