Sri Lanka at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games

Serendib competed at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 14 to 21 March 2019.[1] This was Sri Lanka's third participation at the Special Olympics World Summer Games since making its debut at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games.[2]

Sri Lanka at the
2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games
IOC codeSRI
NOCSpecial Olympics Serendib
Websitewww.specialolympics.org/programs/asia-pacific/serendib-sri-lanka
in Abu Dhabi
14–21 March
Competitors20 in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
4

20 athletes competed at the multi-sporting event in 5 different sports. Serendib clinched 4 medals at the event including 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals.[3] Kavinda Rathuwaduge and Vinoth Mudalige claimed silver medal in the unified badminton men's doubles event which was not included as a part of Serendib medal tally during the games.

Participants
Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 1 3
Badminton 2 0 2
Bocce 0 1 0
Football 0 8 8
Swimming 3 3 6

Medallists
Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Sajith Weligamage Athletics Men's long jump M03
 Gold Shahika Hettiarachchi Swimming Men's 25m freestyle
 Silver Dumindu Perera Athletics Men's 100m
 Silver Arun Prashanth Swimming Men's 50m freestyle

References
  1. "SO Serendib". English. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  2. "Special Olympics Serendib: WELCOME TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS SERENDIB". Special Olympics Serendib. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  3. www.ceylonathletics.com (2019-03-20). "SRI LANKA WINS A TWO GOLD AND TWO SILVER AT SPECIAL OLYMPIC WORLD GAMES - Ceylon Athletics News". Ceylon Athletics News & information Portal | Fixtures | Results | Video | Photos. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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