Sri Lanka at the 2022 Asian Games
Sri Lanka at the 2022 Asian Games | |
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IOC code | SRI |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
in Hangzhou, China 23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) – 8 October 2023 (2023-10-08) | |
Competitors | 84+12 in 20+1[a] sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Anura Rohana Gayanthika Abeyratne |
Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
Officials | 57 |
Medals Ranked 26th |
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Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
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]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
- Officially competing under Sri Lanka
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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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 |
- Competing under Independent Athletes
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Rugby sevens | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Archery
Sri Lanka entered three archers (two men and one woman).[8]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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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 |
Athletics
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]
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Aruna Darshana | 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 NR | ![]() | |
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 | 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 | — |
- Field events
- Women
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Rank | ||
Sarangi Silva | Long jump | 6.14 | 6 |
Dilhani Lekamge | Javelin throw | 61.57 NR | ![]() |
Badminton
Sri Lanka entered one male badminton athlete.[8]
- Singles
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Viren Nettasinghe | Men's |
Beach volleyball
Sri Lanka entered one female pair.[8]
Athletes | Event | Preliminary Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank | ||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Deepika Bandara Chaturika Weerasinghe | Women's | ![]() Xia (CHN) L 0–2 (5–21, 8–21) | ![]() Kabulbekova (KAZ) L 1–2 (12–21, 21–12, 8–15) | ![]() Kim (KOR) W 2–0 (25–23, 21–12) | ![]() Rodriguez (PHI) L 0–2 (10–21, 17–21) | 4 Q | ![]() Kongphopsarutawadee (THA) L 0–2 (10–21, 10–21) | Did not advance | 9 |
Boxing
Sri Lanka entered two male boxers.[8]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Rukmal Prasanna | −57 kg | ![]() L 2–3 | Did not advance | ||||
Niraj Wijewardane | −71 kg | Bye | ![]() L 0–5 | Did not advance |
Chess
Sri Lanka entered one male chess player.[8]
- Men
- Susal De Silva
Cricket
Sri Lanka entered one men's and women's teams (each consisting of 15 athletes) for a total of 30 competitors.[8]
- Summary
Team | Event | Group stage | Qualifier | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | |||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Sri Lanka women's | Women's tournament | Bye | — | Bye | ![]() 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 | Bye | — | ![]() L by 8 runs | Did not advance |
Men's tournament
The Sri Lankan men's team consisted of 15 athletes. The team named was a second string team.[12]
- Roster
Women's tournament
The Sri Lankan women's team consisted of 15 athletes.[13]
- Roster
- Quarterfinals
22 September 2023 09:00 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (IND) and Narayanan Sivan (MAS) |
- Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
- Semifinals
24 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Masudur Rahman (BAN) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Final
25 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard |
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India won by 19 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Masudur Rahman (BAN) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
Esports
Sri Lanka entered four male esports competitors.[14][15][16]
- Men
- Chamuditha Watshan
- Rizny Azmy
- Riham Ramzi
- Ramesh Kavindu
Golf
Sri Lanka entered four male golfers.[8]
- Men
Athlete(s) | Event | Final | |||||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Rank | ||
Prabagaran Kandasamy | Individual | ||||||
Thangaraja Nadaraja | |||||||
Mithun Perera | |||||||
Anura Rohana | |||||||
Prabagaran Kandasamy Thangaraja Nadaraja Mithun Perera Anura Rohana | Team |
Gymnastics
Artistic
Sri Lanka entered one male artistic gymnast after entries were closed.[17]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
Nadila Nethviru | All-around | 11.866 | 10.266 | 10.866 | 13.433 | 12.800 | 10.733 | 69.964 | 17 Q | 12.033 | 10.100 | 10.333 | 13.500 | 12.833 | 12.266 | 71.065 | 17 |
Judo
Sri Lanka entered one judoka.[8]
- Men
Karate
Sri Lanka entered two karateka (one per gender).[8]
- Men
- Denetha Avihinsa
- Women
- Heshani Hettiarachchi
Rowing
Sri Lanka entered four rowers (two per gender).[8]
Athletes | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Mohamed Nafiran | Men's single sculls | 7:37.03 | 4 R | 7:48.92 | 2 SA/B | 7:57.55 | 5 FB | 7:39.20 | 10 |
Mohamed Nafiran Nuwan Ekanayaka Mudiyanselage | Men's double sculls | 7:01.92 | 4 R | 7:23.07 | 4 FB | — | 7:05.08 | 9 | |
Maheshi Bhadra | Women's single sculls | 8:53.68 | 3 SA/B | Bye | 8:57.65 | 5 FB | 8:36.99 | 11 | |
Maheshi Bhadra Jayani Hirunika | Women's double sculls | 7:50.29 | 5 R | 8:20.63 | 5 FB | — | 8:03.66 | 10 |
Rugby sevens
Sailing
Sri Lanka entered two sailors (one per gender).[8]
Athlete | Event | Race | Total Points | Net Points | Final Rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M | |||||
Tharen Nanayakkara | Boy's ICLA4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
Arianna Tranchell | Girl's ICLA4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Squash
Sri Lanka entered three squash athletes (two men and one woman).[18]
- Men
- Women
Swimming
Sri Lanka entered three swimmers (two men and one woman).[19]
- Men
- Matthew Abeysinghe
- Akalanka Peris
- Women
Taekwondo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Wushu
Non-participating sports
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]
Notes
- ^ 12 rugby sevens athletes officially competed as Independent Athletes (OCA) competing under the Olympic Council of Asia flag
See also
References
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- ^ "96 athletes from SL to compete in this year's Asian Games". The Morning. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Premalal, Susil (26 July 2023). "Minister approves 153-member contingent for Asian Games". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Laka. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Rahaman, TB (30 July 2023). "20 managers, 24 coaches accompany athletes to Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Mohammed, Ahmed (26 March 2023). "Sri Lanka to compete in 17 sports at Asian Games". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "57 officials on the bandwagon for Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Mirza, Firoz (13 September 2023). "South Asia's fastest sprinter Yupun Abeykoon out of Asian Games". The New Indian Express. Chennai, India. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Fernando, Reemus (13 September 2023). "Blow to SL medal hopes as Yupun withdraws from Asian Games". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Ratnaweera, Dhammika (13 September 2023). "Yupun withdraws from Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Arachchige, Chamari lead men's and women's teams at Asian Games cricket". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Cricket Squads announced for Asian Games". www.thepapare.com. Dialog Axiata. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's National Esports Team looking to bring back gold". bizenglish.adaderana.lk. Ada Derana. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's National Esports Team eyeing Asian Games Gold". themorning.lk. The Morning. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's National Esports Team". newswire.lk. Newswire. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Jayakody, Sajeewa (10 September 2023). "Unwanted Sri Lankan becomes most wanted". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Jayakody, Sajeewa (12 September 2023). "Sri Lanka's squash stars eye medals at Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Jayakody, Sajeewa (14 September 2023). "Sri Lanka to send strong swimming contingent to Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b Premalal, Susil (26 January 2023). "Hockey removed from Sri Lanka Asian Games contingent". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Laka. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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