Sri Lanka at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Sri Lanka at the
2010 Asian Games
IOC codeSRI
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
in Guangzhou
Competitors104 in 24 sports
Flag bearer Mithun Perera[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Archery

Sri Lanka sent 5 archers for the multi-sport event including 3 men and 2 women archers.[2]

Men
  • Indranath Perera
  • Chaminda Rajasinghe
  • Nipun Seneviratne
Women

Athletics

Sri Lanka sent 21 athletes for the competition.[2]

Men
Women

Badminton

Sri Lanka sent 4 badminton athletes including 2 men and women for the event.[2]

Men
Women

Beach Volleyball

Sri Lanka sent 2 men and women beach volleyball teams.

Men[2]
  • Asanka Pradeep & Pubudu Ekanayake
  • Mahesh Perera & Wasantha Ratnapala
Women
  • Sujeewa Withanange & Nirosha Gunasinghe
  • LS Somaratne & HN Lakmini

Boxing

Sri Lanka was scheduled to send 7 boxers (6 men and 1 women), but 3 men boxers withdrew from the competition. The 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Manju Wanniarachchi also withdrew due to injury.[2]

Men
  • Chaminda Tennakoon
  • Saman Priyadharshana Silva
  • PD Suresh
Women
  • Niranjala Senanayake

Cricket

Sri Lanka men's cricket team was eligible to participate in the competition as it was the first instance that cricket was included in an Asian Games event.[5]

Despite the absence of main cricketing nation, India, Sri Lankan team was ranked at 4th place and couldn't able to receive any medal at the cricket competition.[5]

Roster

Cycling

Sri Lanka sent 2 cyclists for the event.[6]

Road

Men
  • Lakshman Wijeratne
Women
  • Lasanthi Gunathilaka

Golf

Sri Lanka sent 4 golfers, all men.[6]

Gymnastics

Sri Lanka sent 2 male gymnasts.[6]

Artistic

Men
  • Nadika Cooray
  • Tharindu Pathmaperuma

Kabbadi

Women

However, according to the official Olympic Committee website, Kabbadi was not listed as a sport being competed by Sri Lanka.[6]

Karate

Sri Lanka sent one male karate athlete.[6]

Men

RJ Edward

Rowing

Sri Lanka sent only 2 rowers for the Asian Games.[9]

Men
  • Rajeev De Silva- Single and Double Sculls
  • Guyan Jayaratne- Double Sculls

Rugby sevens

Sri Lanka's men's team consisted of 12 players.[10]

Sailing

Sri Lanka sent 4 sailors for the Asian Games including 3 male sailors and a woman sailor.

Men
  • DA de Alwis
  • Janaka Pathirage
  • CL Gunawardena
Women
  • Sureni Alapatha

Shooting

Sri Lanka sent 4 male shooters.[6]

Men

Squash

Sri Lanka sent a delegation consisting of men's squash team.[11]

Men

Swimming

Sri Lanka sent 2 swimmers for the multi-sporting event.

Men
Women
  • Madhawee Weerathunga

Synchronized swimming

  • Elisha Gomes
  • Dehara Katipearachchi

Taekwondo

Sri Lanka sent 2 competitors for taekwondo.[6]

Men
  • Ravindra Rajapaksa
  • Gayan Kumara

Table tennis

Sri Lanka sent 2 paddlers.[6]

Men
  • Rohan Sirisena
Women
  • Ishara Madurangi

Tennis

Sri Lanka sent 3 male tennis players.[6]

Men

Weightlifting

Sri Lanka sent 2 male weightlifters as a part of the 2010 Asian Games.[6] However the team will not include Suresh Peris or Chintana Vindange medal winners at the 2010 Commonwealth games.

Men
  • Priyantha Wijesuriya
  • Chaturanga Dissananyake

Wushu

Sri Lanka sent only one wushu competitor for the event.

Men
  • ID Abeyratne

References

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