Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games explained

Noc:SRI
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Year:2016
Games:South Asian Games
Location:Guwahati and Shillong
Competitors:484
Sports:23
Flagbearer:Manjula Kumara
Gold:25
Silver:64
Bronze:98
Rank:2
Appearances:auto

Sri Lanka contested in the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong, India from 5 February to 16 February 2016. The team consisted of 484 athletes (257 men and 227 women) in all 23 sports.[1] Athlete Manjula Kumara was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[2]

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Mathew AbeysingheSwimming100 m freestyle
Mathew AbeysingheSwimming50 m freestyle
Mathew AbeysingheSwimming200 m freestyle
Mathew AbeysingheSwimming100 m butterfly
Mathew AbeysingheSwimming200 m individual medley
Mathew AbeysingheSwimming400 m individual medley
Cherantha De SilvaKyle Abeysinghe

Shehan De Silva,

Mathew Abeysinghe

SwimmingMen's 4x100m freestyle relay
Kimiko RaheemSwimmingWomen's 50m Freestyle
Kimiko RaheemSwimmingWomen's 100m Freestyle
Kimiko RaheemSwimmingWomen's 50 m backstroke
Kimiko RaheemSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke
Kimiko RaheemSwimmingWomen's 200 m backstroke
Jeevan JayasingheCycling60km Criterium
Jeevan JayasingheCycling100km Individual Road Race
Sudesh PeirisWeightliftingMen's 62kg
P.L.H. LakshanlWushuMen's Taolu - Changquan
Himasha EashanAthleticsMen's 100 metres
M.V. Suranjaya De SilvaAthleticsMen's 200 metres
Indunil HerathAthleticsMen's 800 metres
Sri LankaAthletics4×100 metres relay
Manjula KumaraAthleticsHigh jump
Ishara SandaruwanAthleticsPole vault
Rumeshika RathnayakeAthletics100 metres
Nimali LiyanarachchiAthletics800 metres
Sri LankaAthletics4×100 metres relay

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games. Sri Lanka's team consists of 69 athletes (41 men and 28 women)[3]

Men
Women

Badminton

See main article: article and Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Field hockey

See main article: article and Field hockey at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Men's tournament
Women's tournament Sri Lanka's women's team was announced on 3 February 2016.[4]

Football

See main article: article and Football at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Men's tournament

See main article: article and Football at the 2016 South Asian Games – Men's tournament. ----

Women's tournament

See main article: article and Football at the 2016 South Asian Games – Women's tournament.

Handball

See main article: article and Handball at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Kabbadi

See main article: article and Kabbadi at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Kho-Kho

See main article: article and Kho-Kho at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Squash

See main article: article and Squash at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Table tennis

See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Taekwondo

See main article: article and Taekwondo at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Tennis

See main article: article and Tennis at the 2016 South Asian Games. Sri Lanka's team consists of eight athletes (four men and four women).[5]

Men
Women

Triathlon

See main article: article and Triathlon at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Volleyball

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2016 South Asian Games. Sri Lanka's team consists of fifteen athletes (eight men and seven women).[6]

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Chathuranga Lakmal−56 kg11111282239
Sudesh Peiris−62 kg11511501265
Indika Dissanayake−69 kg12811532281
Chinthana Vidanage−77 kg13321672300
Romesh Samarasekara−85 kg
Thusitha Abeykoon−94 kg
Chanaka Peters−105 kg
Saman Abeywickrema+105 kg
Women
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Hansani Gomes−48 kg652802145
Chamari Warnakulasooriya−53 kg652852150
Maheshi Umera−58 kg613813142
Vinodani Dharmasena−63 kg633752138
Chaturika Priyanthi−69 kg713903161
Ashini Wickramasinghe−75 kg
Anushka Kaluthanthri+75 kg

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Wushu

See main article: article and Wushu at the 2016 South Asian Games.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: . Sri Lanka to field 484 athletes in 23 disciplines . Daily news . Colombo, Sri Lanka . 30 December 2015 . 30 December 2015 .
  2. News: 29 January 2015 . Manjula to lead Sri Lanka . . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 29 January 2015.
  3. News: Kaluarachchi . Anjana . 24 January 2015 . 69 athletes and 20 officials have been included in the Sri Lankan contingent for the South Asian Games . . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 24 January 2015.
  4. News: . Hockey: Well balanced Sri Lanka Women’s team for SAG . The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . Colombo, Sri Lanka . 3 February 2016 . 4 February 2016 .
  5. Web site: Sri Lanka Tennis Team for South Asian Games 2016 . . 4 February 2016 . ft.lk . Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. . 4 February 2016.
  6. News: Rajapakse . Sirinama . 25 January 2015 . Lifters carry needless burdens . . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 January 2015.