Sri Lanka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	SRI
CGA	National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Website	srilankaolympic.org
in Manchester, England
Competitors	31 male, 25 female
Medals Ranked 27th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Sri Lanka arrived in Manchester for their twelfth Commonwealth Games, ^[1] bringing a total of 31 male and 25 female athletes ^[2] competing in athletics, badminton, boxing, netball, rugby sevens, shooting squash, swimming and weightlifting. ^[3] This large team failed to win any medals, a disappointment compared to the previous two games and the following one in Melbourne.

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0

Netball

Sri Lanka finished 8th in the netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. They lost to Fiji 80–42 in the 7th/8th playoff match. ^{[4] [5]}

Pool A

26 July 2002	Wales	48–47	Sri Lanka
15:00	Mair Jones  31 Jamilla Harris  13	Report	Sashika Samarasinghe  28 Gishanthi Jayakody  19

27 July 2002	England	75–34	Sri Lanka
18:30	Alex Astle  31/41 (76%) Jess Garland  25 Joanne Steed  19	Report	Sashika Samarasinghe  13 Prasadi Nalika  12 Gishanthi Jayakody  8 Anoma Sriyakanthi  1

28 July 2002	New Zealand	116–26	Sri Lanka
13:00	Irene van Dyk  58/61 (95%) Donna Loffhagen  23 Belinda Colling  21 Daneka Wipiiti  14	Report	Prasadi Nalika  14 Sashika Samarasinghe  6 Gishanthi Jayakody  6

30 July 2002	Canada	52–49	Sri Lanka
15:00	Dulcina Wind  30 Maralyn Hope  22	Report	Sashika Samarasinghe  26 ? Gishanthi Jayakody  12 Prasadi Nalika  10

Sources: ^{[4] [5]}

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	0	365	101	+264	8
2	England	4	3	0	1	278	145	+133	6
3	Wales	4	2	0	2	138	251	-113	4
4	Canada	4	1	0	3	137	286	-149	2
5	Sri Lanka	4	0	0	4	156	291	-135	0

  Qualified for Major semi-finals
  Qualified for Minor Semi-finals
  Qualified for 7th/10th classification

Sources: ^{[5] [6]}

7th/10th classification

31 July 2002	Sri Lanka	41–40	Barbados
13:00	Sashika Samarasinghe  22 Gishanthi Jayakody  19		Olivia Walcott  13 Cheryl Squires  11 Denise Alleyne  11 ? Harris  5

7th/8th playoff

2 August 2002	Fiji	80–42	Sri Lanka
13:00	Paulini Tora  25 Taraima Rara  22 Matelita Shaw  22 Maria Bereso  11	Report	Sashika Samarasinghe  24/31 (77%) Gishanthi Jayakody  15 Prasadi Nalika  3

Sources: ^{[4] [5]}

Squad

Sri Lanka roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Thushari Dissanayake – Gishanthi Jayakody GS, GA – Sandhya Jayasuriya – Damayanthi Jayathilaka – Arunika Karawitage – Anjana Kulari – Gayathri Lankatilleke WD – Dammika Malkanthi – Prasadi Nalika GS, GA – Sashika Samarasinghe GS, GA – Anoma Sriyakanthi – Harshanie Wijayalath GD –	Head coach ?? Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^[7]

References

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3. http://www.thecgf.com/countries/games.asp ^{[ dead link ]}
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5. "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Machester (ENG) 2002". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
6. "Pool A Summary". m2002.thecgf.com. 30 July 2002. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
7. "Team Lists – 2002 Commonwealth Games". netballscoop.com. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.