Chaturanga Lakmal Explained
Chaturanga Lakmal Jayasooriya Arachchilage also known as Chathuranga Lakmal (born 7 October 1988) is a Sri Lankan male weightlifter.[1]
Career
He competed for Sri Lanka in the 2016 South Asian Games and claimed a silver medal in the men's 56 kg event.
He was named as one of the members of the Sri Lankan contingent at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Chaturanga Lakmal also claimed the nation's first Commonwealth Games medal during the 2018 Commonwealth Games after clinching a bronze medal in the men's 56kg weightlifting event on the opening day of the competition.[2] [3] [4] [5] Later on the same day after Chaturanga Lakmal's bronze medal, Sri Lanka received another bronze medal in weightlifting with Dinusha Gomes claiming a bronze in the women's 58 kg weightlifting category, which was ultimately Sri Lanka's second medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.[6] [7] He is qualified to compete at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in the men's 61kg category.[8]
Lakmal has qualified to compete for Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[9] [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Weightlifting Athlete Profile: CHATURANGA LAKMAL - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. en-AU. 2018-04-06. 2018-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180412082107/https://results.gc2018.com/en/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n6031172-chaturanga-lakmal.htm. dead.
- Web site: Weightlifting Event Schedule Men's 56kg - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. en-AU. 2018-04-06.
- News: CWG: Weightlifter Gururaja wins silver to open India's medal tally. ESPN. 2018-04-06.
- News: Weightlifter, Chathuranga Lakmal wins bronze at Commonwealth. Daily News. 2018-04-06. en.
- News: Commonwealth games; Chathuranga Lakmal wins Sri Lanka's first medal. 2018-04-05. ThePapare.com. 2018-04-06. en-US.
- Web site: Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's Dinusha Gomes, Chaturanga Lakmal win bronze in weightlifting at CWG 2018 . Colombo Page . 2018-04-06.
- News: SL Weight lifters bag two Bronze medals on opening day. Daily News. 2018-04-06. en.
- Web site: Lankan weightlifters to take part in World Championships. Ratnaweera. Dhammika. Daily News. en. 2019-09-17.
- Web site: IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final). 9 March 2022. IWF. 9 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220309134607/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/03/IWF-Commonwealth-Ranking-List_FINAL.pdf. 9 March 2022. live.
- News: Ratnaweera. Dhammika. Ten Lankan weightlifters to compete at Commonwealth Games. 14 March 2022. Daily News. Lake House. 15 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220314223731/https://www.dailynews.lk/2022/03/15/sports/274824/ten-lankan-weightlifters-compete-commonwealth-games. 14 March 2022. live.