This was announced here today by Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah, the president of the Olympic Council of Asia.
Hambantota, the newly developed port city, failed to win the bid for hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games after it was defeated by Australia's Gold Coast last year.
The district, which is the home base of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has seen the commissioning of a new sea port while the island's second international airport is currently being constructed there.
The city also hosted the South Asian Beach Games last year.
There is also a cricket stadium named after the President.
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