Chinthana Vidanage Explained
Chinthana Vidanage |
Full Name: | Chinthana Geetal Vidanage Vidanage |
Birth Date: | 31 December 1981 |
Birth Place: | Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Weight: | 68.81kg (151.7lb) |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Weight Class: | 69 kg |
Team: | National team |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Updated: | 2 January 2022 |
Chinthana Geetal Vidanage (born December 31, 1981) is a Sri Lankan weightlifter.[1] He won a gold medal in the men's 62 kg category weightlifting; the first weightlifting gold medal for Sri Lanka in the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Australia.[2] In, 2011 Vidanage was banned for four years for violating anti-doping rules.
He was born in Polonnaruwa. Vidanage was a student of Polonnaruwa Royal Central College.
Vidanage has qualified to compete for Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[3] [4]
Drugs
A urine sample provided by Vidanage in April 2011 at the 2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships in China was found to have metabolites of two methylhexanamine, which is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.[5] [6] Vidanage admitted taking the drug "unknowingly".[7] The International Weightlifting Federation subsequently banned him for four years.[8] [9]
See also
Notes and References
- Chinthana Vidanage . https://web.archive.org/web/20161204034943/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/chinthana-vidanage-1.html . 4 December 2016.
- Web site: Men's 62 kg - Medallists . Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games . Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation . 2008-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527125556/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%20and%20Results/By%20Sport/WeightLifting/Other/Medallists%20-%20WL0062XXXXXXXX?ScheduleItemID=26995 . 27 May 2011 . dead.
- Web site: IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final) . 9 March 2022 . . 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 . . . 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.
- News: Vidanage tests positive for banned substance . . 24 May 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20120714081930/http://print.dailymirror.lk/sports/128-local/44854.html . 14 July 2012.
- News: Doping-Sri Lanka lifter banned after positive drug test - media . . 24 May 2011.
- News: Pathirana . Saroj . Gold medallist admits taking banned drugs . BBC Sinhala . 5 June 2011.
- News: Weightlifting: Chinthana Vidanage slapped with a four-year ban . . 11 August 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20120715012507/http://sundaytimes.lk/sport-news/9643-weightlifting-chinthana-vidanage-slapped-with-a-four-year-ban.html . 15 July 2012.
- News: Four year ban on Chinthana . . 10 August 2011.