| Noc: | SRI |
| Nocname: | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Games: | Asian Games |
| Games Link: | 2022 Asian Games |
| Location: | Hangzhou, China |
| Competitors: | 84+12 |
| Sports: | 20+1 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Anura Rohana Gayanthika Abeyratne |
| Flagbearer Close: | TBD |
| Officials: | 57 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 2 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Rank: | 26 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Sri Lanka competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023. This was Sri Lanka's 19th appearance at the Asian Games, having competed at every Games since the second edition in 1951.
Originally on July 26, 2023, a team of 96 athletes (62 men and 34 women) were named to the team competing in 21 sports.[1] [2] A total of 57 officials (including coaches) were also included in the final delegation.[3] [4] In September 2023, two track and field athletes withdrew due to injury, while a male artistic gymnast was added, bringing the final team to 95 athletes (61 men and 34 women). The 95 athletes marked a decline of 78 athletes from the 2018 Asian Games, because the country chose only athletes with medal winning possibilities.[5]
On September 14, 2023 it was announced golfer Anura Rohana and athlete Gayanthika Abeyratne would be the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[6] At the age of 52, Rohana became the oldest flagbearer in Asian Games history.[7]
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| width=110 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Athletics | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Beach volleyball | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Chess | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Cricket | 15 | 15 | 30 | ||||
| Esports | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Golf | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Karate | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Rowing | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Sailing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Squash | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Wushu | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 34 | 84 |
| width=110 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||
See main article: Archery at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered three archers (two men and one woman).[8]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Sajeev De Silva | Men's individual recurve | ||||||||||
| Wasantha Kumara | Men's individual compound | ||||||||||
| Anuradha Karunaratne | Women's individual compound | ||||||||||
See main article: Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered 16 athletes (eight per gender).[8] Later Yupun Abeykoon and Ushan Thiwanka withdrew due to injury.[9] [10] This reduced the final team to 14 athletes (six men and eight women).[11]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Aruna Darshana | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's 400 m | 46.07 | 3 q | 46.09 | 6 |
| Kalinga Kumarage | 45.57 | 1 Q | 46.22 | 7 | ||
| Aruna Darshana Dinuka Deshan Pasindu Kodikara Kalinga Kumarage Pabasara Niku Rajitha Rajakaruna | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.60 | 2 Q | 3:02.55 | ||
| Tharushi Karunarathna Nadeesha Ramanayake Jayeshi Uththara Lakshima Mendis | Women's 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.88 | ||||
| Rumeshika Ratnayake | Women's 200 m | 24.51 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Nadeesha Ramanayake | Women's 400 m | 52.67 | 2 Q | 52.72 | 5 | |
| Gayanthika Abeyratne | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 800 m | 2:07.17 | Q | 2:05.87 | 8 |
| Tharushi Karunarathna | 2:05.48 | Q | 2:03.20 | |||
| Gayanthika Abeyratne | Women's 1500 m | 4:18.77 | 4 | |||
| Aruna Darshana Kalinga Kumarage Rajitha Rajakaruna Gayanthika Abeyratne Tharushi Karunarathna Nadeesha Ramanayake | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | |||
| Sarangi Silva | Long jump | 6.14 | 6 | |
| Dilhani Lekamge | Javelin throw | 61.57 | ||
See main article: Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered one male badminton athlete.[8]
See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered one female pair.[8]
See main article: Boxing at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered two male boxers.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||
| Rukmal Prasanna | −57 kg | L 2–3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Niraj Wijewardane | −71 kg | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
See main article: Chess at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered one male chess player.[8]
See main article: Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered one men's and women's teams (each consisting of 15 athletes) for a total of 30 competitors.[8]
| Team | Event | Group stage | Qualifier | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / / | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Sri Lanka women's | Women's tournament | W by 8 wickets 84/2–78/7 | W by 6 wickets 77/4–75/9 | L by 19 runs | |||||
| Sri Lanka Men's | Men's tournament | L by 8 runs | Did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament. The Sri Lankan men's team consisted of 15 athletes. The team named was a second string team.[12]
See main article: Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's tournament. The Sri Lankan women's team consisted of 15 athletes.[13]
See main article: Esports at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered four male esports competitors.[14] [15] [16]
See main article: Golf at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered four male golfers.[8]
| Athlete(s) | Event | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Rank | |||
| Prabagaran Kandasamy | align=left rowspan=4 | Individual | ||||||
| Thangaraja Nadaraja | ||||||||
| Mithun Perera | ||||||||
| Anura Rohana | ||||||||
| Prabagaran Kandasamy Thangaraja Nadaraja Mithun Perera Anura Rohana | Team | |||||||
See main article: Gymnastics at the 2022 Asian Games.
Sri Lanka entered one male artistic gymnast after entries were closed.[17]
See main article: Judo at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered one judoka.[8]
See main article: Karate at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered two karateka (one per gender).[8]
See main article: Rowing at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered four rowers (two per gender).[8]
| Athletes | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mohamed Nafiran | Men's single sculls | 7:37.03 | 4 | 7:48.92 | 2 | 7:57.55 | 5 | 7:39.20 | 10 |
| Men's double sculls | 7:01.92 | 4 | 7:23.07 | 4 | 7:05.08 | 9 | |||
| Maheshi Bhadra | Women's single sculls | 8:53.68 | 3 | 8:57.65 | 5 | 8:36.99 | 11 | ||
| Maheshi Bhadra Jayani Hirunika | Women's double sculls | 7:50.29 | 5 | 8:20.63 | 5 | 8:03.66 | 10 | ||
See main article: Sailing at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered two sailors (one per gender).[8]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Total Points | Net Points | Final Rank | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
| Tharen Nanayakkara | Boy's ICLA4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||
| Arianna Tranchell | Girl's ICLA4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
See main article: Squash at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered three squash athletes (two men and one woman).[18]
See main article: Swimming at the 2022 Asian Games. Sri Lanka entered three swimmers (two men and one woman).[19]
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2022 Asian Games.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2022 Asian Games.
See main article: Wrestling at the 2022 Asian Games.
See main article: Wushu at the 2022 Asian Games.
Sri Lanka qualified both its men's and women's teams for the field hockey competitions.[20] The National Sports Selection Committee of Sri Lanka (NSSC) decided to withdraw both teams due to the economic crisis facing Sri Lanka and lack of medal chances.[20]