The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka held its Annual General Meeting in the renovated auditorium ©NOCSL

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) has re-opened its auditorium, following renovation work partly funded by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

The NOCSL Annual General Meeting was held in the refurbished Hemasiri Fernando Auditorium in Colombo last month.

It marked the first time that an event had been held in the building since its re-opening on December 14.

NOCSL President Suresh Subramaniam and secretary general Maxwell de Silva had formally re-opened the auditorium.

The renovation work was aided by the OCA, which contributed $100,000 (£73,000/€82,000) under its Olympasia project.

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka has re-opened the upgraded Hemasiri Fernando Auditorium ©NOCSL
The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka has re-opened the upgraded Hemasiri Fernando Auditorium ©NOCSL

The project provides National Olympic Committees with funding for the building and development of sporting facilities.

Other funds came from the NOCSL and philanthropists, including NOCSL President Subramaniam.

The NOCSL stated that the auditorium is now "fully modernised" and includes "high-end technical facilities".

The public will soon be able to reserve the Hemasiri Fernando Auditorium for functions.

Fernando, who the facility is named in honour of, led the NOCSL from 1997 to 2018.