Noc: | SRI |
Nocname: | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
Year: | 2010 |
Games: | Asian Games |
Location: | Guangzhou |
Competitors: | 104 |
Sports: | 24 |
Flagbearer: | Mithun Perera[1] |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 0 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Appearances: | auto |
Sri Lanka participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
Sri Lanka sent 5 archers for the multi-sport event including 3 men and 2 women archers.[2]
Sri Lanka sent 21 athletes for the competition.[2]
See main article: article and Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games. Sri Lanka sent 4 badminton athletes including 2 men and women for the event.[2]
Sri Lanka sent 2 men and women beach volleyball teams.
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]
See main article: article and Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games. 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.
Sri Lanka sent 2 cyclists for the event.[6]
See main article: article and Golf at the 2010 Asian Games. Sri Lanka sent 4 golfers, all men.[6]
Sri Lanka sent 2 male gymnasts.[6]
See main article: article and Kabaddi at the 2010 Asian Games.
However, according to the official Olympic Committee website, Kabbadi was not listed as a sport being competed by Sri Lanka.[6]
See main article: article and Karate at the 2010 Asian Games. Sri Lanka sent one male karate athlete.[6]
See main article: article and Rowing at the 2010 Asian Games.
Sri Lanka sent only 2 rowers for the Asian Games.[9]
See main article: article and Rugby sevens at the 2010 Asian Games. Sri Lanka's men's team consisted of 12 players.[10]
See main article: article and Sailing at the 2010 Asian Games. Sri Lanka sent 4 sailors for the Asian Games including 3 male sailors and a woman sailor.
See main article: article and Shooting at the 2010 Asian Games.
Sri Lanka sent 4 male shooters.[6]
See main article: article and Squash at the 2010 Asian Games.
Sri Lanka sent a delegation consisting of men's squash team.[11]
See main article: article and Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games. Sri Lanka sent 2 swimmers for the multi-sporting event.
See main article: article and Synchronized swimming at the 2010 Asian Games.
See main article: article and Taekwondo at the 2010 Asian Games. Sri Lanka sent 2 competitors for taekwondo.[6]
See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2010 Asian Games. Sri Lanka sent 2 paddlers.[6]
See main article: article and Tennis at the 2010 Asian Games. Sri Lanka sent 3 male tennis players.[6]
See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2010 Asian Games. 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.
See main article: article and Wushu at the 2010 Asian Games. Sri Lanka sent only one wushu competitor for the event.