Sri Lanka at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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Sri Lanka will be competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

 to be held in Delhi. Sri Lanka will be represented by 94 (73 male 21 female) athletes in 14 sports, with Diving, Lawn Bowls, Field Hockey, Rhythmic gymnastics and Netball not being represented. The 94 Athletes represents an increase of 28 from Melbourne in 2006. Also the contingent will consist of 45 officials.
Chinthana Vidanage will be the flag bearer.

Medals
2010 Commonwealth Games medal table
The 2010 Commonwealth Games , was a multi-sport event held in Delhi, India from 3 to 14 October 2010. It was the first time that India hosted the Commonwealth Games and the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998...

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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

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Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
Chinthana Vidanage
Chinthana Vidanage
Chinthana Geetal Vidanage Vidanage is a weightlifter from Sri Lanka. In 2011 Vidanage was banned for four years for violating anti-doping rules....

 
Weightlifting
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi from 4 to 12 October 2010.-Weightlifting medal count:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Powerlifting:- Participating nations :-External links:*...

 
Men's 69kg
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg
The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 6 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...

 
October 6
Anton Peiris Kurukulasooriyage  Weightlifting
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi from 4 to 12 October 2010.-Weightlifting medal count:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Powerlifting:- Participating nations :-External links:*...

 
Men's 62kg
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg
The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 5 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...

 
October 5

Archery

Sri Lanka will send 4 archers to the 2010 commonwealth games.

Men
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
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Nipun Seneviratne Recurve individual
Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's recurve individual
The men's individual recurve archery event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was part of the archery programme and took place at the Yamuna Sports Complex.-Medalists:-Ranking Round:38 archers competed.-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:...

Hewa Perera Recurve individual
Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's recurve individual
The men's individual recurve archery event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was part of the archery programme and took place at the Yamuna Sports Complex.-Medalists:-Ranking Round:38 archers competed.-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:...

Lakmal Rajasinghe Recurve individual
Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's recurve individual
The men's individual recurve archery event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was part of the archery programme and took place at the Yamuna Sports Complex.-Medalists:-Ranking Round:38 archers competed.-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:...

Nipun Seneviratne 
Hewa Perera
Lakmal Rajasinghe
Team Recurve


Women
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
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Dilhara Salgado Recurve individual
Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's recurve individual
The women's individual recurve archery event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was part of the archery programme and took place at the Yamuna Sports Complex.-Ranking Round:-Finals:- References :...


Athletics

Sri Lanka will be sending a team of 15 athletes to the 2010 Commonwealth games.

Men
Athlete(s) Events Round 1 Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Shehan Abepitiya 100 m
Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres
The Men's 100 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday 6 October and Thursday 7 October 2010....

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200 m - - - - - - - -
K.P. Jayathilaka T-46 100 m - - - - - - - -
Thanuja Viduranga T-46 100 m - - - - - - - -
Prasanna Amarasekera 400 m - - - - - - - -
Chaminda Wijekoon 1500 m - - - - - - - -
Prasanna Amarasekera
Gayan Wickremanayake
Shalitha Ramanayake
Kasun Seneviratne
Nalin Karunarathna 
Rohitha Pushpakumara
4x400 metre relay - - - - - - - -
Manjula Kumara High Jump
Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump
The Men's high jump at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday 7 and Saturday 9 October 2010.-Records:-Qualifying round:...

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Nalin Ratnasiri High Jump
Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump
The Men's high jump at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday 7 and Saturday 9 October 2010.-Records:-Qualifying round:...

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Women
Athlete(s) Events Round 1 Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Chandrika Subashani 400 m
Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres
The Women's 400 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday 6 October till Friday 8 October 2010....

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Nadeeka Lakmali Javelin - - - -
C.D. Priyadarshani Long jump
Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump
The Women's long jump at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday 9 October and Sunday 10 October 2010.-Records:-Qualifying round:...

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Badminton

Sri Lanka will send 6 shuttlers. The mixed doubles and women's doubles teams are currently unannounced.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Dinuka Karunaratne Singles
Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles
The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*...

Niluka Karunaratne Singles
Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles
The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*...

Lasitha Karunathilaka Singles
Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles
The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*...

Dinuka Karunaratne 
Niluka Karunaratne
Doubles
Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles
The Men's doubles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 10 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*...



Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Thilini Jayasinghe Singles
Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles
The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*...

Chandrika de Silva Singles
Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles
The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*...

Kumari Dahanayake Singles
Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles
The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*...



Mixed Team

Sri Lanka was ranked 12th in the draw and drew #3 Singapore, #5 New Zealand, #13 Jamaica and tied for #20 (last place) Northern Ireland.

Group B
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Boxing

Sri Lanka will send 7 boxers.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Chaminda Thennakoon Light Flyweight
D.M. Samarasekara Flyweight
Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Flyweight
The Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition is the second lightest class. Flyweight s were limited to those boxers weighing less than 52 kilograms .18 boxers will compete....

Manju Wanniarachchi
Manju Wanniarachchi
Manju Dinesh Kumara Wanniarachchi is a Sri Lankan boxer who won gold medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games Boxing Bantam Weight 56-kilo category, defeating Sean McGoldrick of Wales in the final, but was later stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test...

Lightweight
Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Lightweight
The Lightweight class is an event on the boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 60 kilograms ....

Kamal Sameera Light Welterweight
Asanka Rajapaksha Welterweight
Suranga Mudannayaka Middleweight
Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Middleweight
The Middleweight class in the boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition is a class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 75 kilograms.27 boxers will compete....

Ranil Jayathilaka Light heavyweight
Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Light heavyweight
The Super Heavyweight class is an even on the Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition. Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing under 81 kilograms, 20 boxers will compete....


Cycling

Sri Lanka will send 5 cyclists.

Men

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Lakshman Wijeratne Road race
Time trial
Janaka Kumara Road race
Time trial
Dane Nugera Road race
Time trial
Ishan Sandakelum Road race
Time trial


Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Lasanthi Gunathilaka Road race
Time trial

Gymnastics

Sri Lanka will send a gymnastics team of 5 for the 2010 Commonwealth games.

Artistic

Men
  • Tharindu Paththapperuma
  • Prasad Sameera Ekanayake

Women
  • Ganesha Abeysundara
  • Amindha Rathnayake

Rugby sevens

Sri Lanka has qualified a rugby sevens team for the 2010 Commonwealth games. The team will consist of 12 athletes.

  • Mahesh Liyanage
  • Gayan Weerarathne
  • Saliya Kumara
  • Kuruppu Saranga
  • Harsha Weerarathna
  • Radhika Hettiarachchi

  • Darshana Ethipola
  • Mithra Jayasinghe
  • Danuska Hadapangodage
  • Chanaka Chandimal
  • Charitha Senevirathna
  • Dilan Soysa

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Squash

Sri Lanka will compete in squash at the 2010 Commonwealth games.
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Navin Samarasinghe Singles


Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Sharya Guruge Singles


Mixed

Pool 6
Rank Team Pts Pld W L PF PA
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shooting

Sri Lanka will send 3 shooters to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Men
  • Edirisinghe Senanayake
  • Sarath Chandrasiri
  • Mangala Samarakoon

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sunil Amarasinghe 50 m freestyle S9
Niluka Thilakaratne 50 m freestyle S10
Heshan Unamboowe
Heshan Unamboowe
Heshan Bandara Unamboowe is a Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented his country at international competitions. He was born in the town of Kandy to parents Dudley and Priyanga....

50 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
Matthew Abeysinghe 100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
Conrad Francis 50 m breaststroke
200 m butterfly
100 m butterfly

Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Madhawee Weerathunga 50 m freestyle
100 m freestyle
Lihini Dias 50 m freestyle
50 m breaststroke
Sachini Amarasinghe 50 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke

Synchronized swimming

Sri Lanka will compete in synchronized swimming for the first time at the Commonwealth games.
Athlete Event Technical Routine Free Routine (Preliminary) Free Routine (Final)
Points Rank Points Rank Total Points Rank Points Rank Total Points Rank
Dehara Katipearachchi Solo
Elisha Gomes
Dehara Katipearachchi
Duet

Table tennis

Sri Lanka will send 6 paddlers.

Men
  • Rohan Sirisena
  • Dinesh Deshappriya
  • Nirmala Bandara Jayasinghe

Women
  • Nuwani Nawodya
  • Ishara Mudurangi
  • Kavindi Rukmali Sahabandu

Tennis

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Thangarajah Dineshkanthan Singles
Harshana Godamanna Singles
Amresh Jayawickrema Singles
David (BER
Bermuda at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Swimming:Team Bermude consists of 3 swimmers.Keira Aitken, Roy-Allan Burch, Nick Thomson- Athletics:Team Bermuda consists of 2 athletes.Tyrone Smith, Tre Houston- Shooting:Team Bermuda consists of 4 shooters....

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W 6-1 6-2
Rajeev Rajapakse Singles
Harshana Godamanna
Rajeev Rajapakse
Doubles

Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Amritha Muttiah Singles


Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Harshana Godamanna
Amritha Muttiah
Mixed doubles

Weightlifting

Sri Lanka will be sending a team of 10 weightlifters.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Kamal Bandara -56 kg
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg
The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on October 4 at 18:30 and was the second Weightlifting event to conclude...

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Sangeth Wijesooriya -56 kg
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg
The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on October 4 at 18:30 and was the second Weightlifting event to conclude...

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Anton Peiris -62 kg
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg
The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 5 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...

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Romesh Samarasekara -62 kg
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg
The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 5 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...

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Chinthana Vidanage
Chinthana Vidanage
Chinthana Geetal Vidanage Vidanage is a weightlifter from Sri Lanka. In 2011 Vidanage was banned for four years for violating anti-doping rules....

-69 kg
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg
The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 6 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...

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Indika Dissanayake -85 kg
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg
The Men's 85 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 8 October at 18:30...

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Thusitha Abeykoon -94 kg
Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 94 kg
The Men's 94 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 9 October at 14:00. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.-Results:...

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Manjula Wijerathna -105+ kg - - - - - -


Men - EAD (Powerlifting)
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Kamal Bandara -48 kg - - - - - -
Sanath Kumara -52 kg - - - - - -

Wrestling

Sri Lanka will send 3 wrestlers to New Delhi
Men's Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Final
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Yaparathna Kumara −55 kg
Saman Kumara −60 kg
Roshan Indika −66 kg
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