Colombo Gymkhana Club


The Colombo Gymkhana Club is a social club for men in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It also owns and administers the Colombo Cricket Club, the Colombo Hockey and Football Club
and the Queen's Club, as well as the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

History

Established in 1863, it was a successor to the original Colombo Club, and by 1899 administered five different sports via their ownership/establishment of the Colombo Cricket Club, the Colombo Hockey and Football Club, and the Queen's Club.
Until 1964, the social club was exclusive to Europeans - the first Sri Lankan Chairman of the Gymkhana Club was P.S.C. Fernando, while the sporting clubs saw their first local captains in the 1970s:
In November 2016, members of the club filed lawsuits against then-chairman Shammi Silva and treasurer Kapila Ranasinghe for breach of trust and breach of contract through violation of the club constitution and the club's land lease agreement with the government, also alleging nepotism and corruption. Silva refuted the allegations against him, alleging in turn that the property development agreement in question had been signed during a previous administration, and that he was only seeking to implement it.
The club was also the subject of an Internal Revenue Department investigation and raid in 2016 for alleged tax evasion.