Women in Sport

Especially in rural communities, women and girls are not encouraged to pursue sports professionally, especially due to financial barriers that prohibit those from low income backgrounds from advancing in the field due to the cost of equipment and training. Offering free of charge training and equipment as well as targeted attention to the most talented of players has seen the Foundation of Goodness’ Sports Academy in Seenigama (Galle District) produce outstanding athletes and sports women who have represented out nation across the board at different sports. Our goal is to produce Olympic medal winners through our specialized training programmes to take our rural women to the international stage.

Success Stories

Kaveesha Dilhari was the youngest ever player to be selected into the National Ladies Cricket Team. At 17 she first represented Sri Lanka in a home tournament against Pakistan and has been a permanent fixture in the national team ever since. This teenage all-rounder was described by Sri Lanka’s high-performance manager Simon Willis as a “very competitive beast” and had been identified as an extremely talented cricketer to be groomed for the international stage. Kaveesha’s natural skill was identified when she joined the FoG Sports Academy at age 13, having gained training and exposure through FoG she has been playing domestic Cricket since 15 and the 23-year- old was part of the Champion National team at the World T20 Cricket Tournament.