Sri Lanka at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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Sri Lanka at the
2010 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
CGF code SRI
CGA National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Website srilankaolympic.org
in Delhi, India
Competitors94 in 14 sports
Flag bearersOpening:Chinthana Vidanage
Closing:
Officials45
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Sri Lanka competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. Sri Lanka was represented by 94 athletes (73 male, 21 female) [1] in 14 sports, with Diving, Lawn Bowls, Field Hockey, Rhythmic gymnastics and Netball not being represented. The 94 athletes represented an increase of 28 from Melbourne in 2006. Also the contingent consisted of 45 officials. [2] Chinthana Vidanage was the flag bearer. [3]

Contents

Medals

   Med 1.png      Med 2.png      Med 3.png   Total
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 0112

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Chinthana Vidanage Weightlifting Men's 69kg October 6
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sudesh Peiris Weightlifting Men's 62kg October 5

Archery

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

Men

AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Nipun Seneviratne Recurve individual
Hewa Perera Recurve individual
Lakmal Rajasinghe Recurve individual
Nipun Seneviratne
Hewa Perera
Lakmal Rajasinghe 		Team Recurve

Women

AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Dilhara Salgado Recurve individual

Athletics

Sri Lanka sent a team of 15 athletes to the 2010 Commonwealth games. [5]

Men

Athlete(s)EventsRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Shehan Abepitiya 100 m --------
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
Uditha Wickramasinghe
Shalitha Ramanayake
Kasun Seneviratne
Nalin Karunarathna
Rohitha Pushpakumara 		4x400 metre relay --------
Manjula Kumara High Jump ----
Nalin Ratnasiri [6] High Jump ----

Women

Athlete(s)EventsRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Chandrika Subashani 400 m --------
Nadeeka Lakmali Javelin ----
C.D. Priyadarshani Long jump ----

Badminton

Sri Lanka will send 6 shuttlers. [4] The mixed doubles and women's doubles teams are currently unannounced.

Men

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Dinuka Karunaratne Singles
Niluka Karunaratne Singles
Lasitha Karunathilaka Singles
Dinuka Karunaratne
Niluka Karunaratne 		Doubles

Women

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Thilini Jayasinghe Singles
Chandrika de Silva Singles
Subodha Dahanayake Singles

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
TeamPtsPldWL
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0000
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0000
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0000
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0000
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 0000

Boxing

Sri Lanka will send 7 boxers. [4]

Men

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Chaminda Thennakoon Light Flyweight
D.M. Samarasekara Flyweight
Manju Wanniarachchi Lightweight
Kamal Sameera Light Welterweight
Asanka Rajapaksha Welterweight
Suranga Mudannayaka Middleweight
Ranil Jayathilaka Light heavyweight

Cycling

[3]

Sri Lanka will send 5 cyclists. [4]

Men

Road

Men

AthleteEventTimeRank
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

AthleteEventTimeRank
Lasanthi Gunathilaka Road race
Time trial

Gymnastics

Sri Lanka will send a gymnastics team of 5 for the 2010 Commonwealth games. [7]

Artistic

Men

Women

Rugby sevens

Sri Lanka has qualified a rugby sevens team for the 2010 Commonwealth games. The team will consist of 12 athletes. [8]

11 October 2010 [9]
10:50 [9]
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Delhi University, New Delhi
11 October 2010 [9]
14:04 [9]
England  Flag of England.svgvFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Delhi University, New Delhi
11 October 2010 [9]
16:26 [9]
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svgvFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Delhi University, New Delhi

Squash

Sri Lanka competed in squash at the 2010 Commonwealth games. [10]

Men

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Navin Samarasinghe Singles Flag of Malta.svg B Hindle (MLT)

Women

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Sharya Guruge Singles Flag of Kenya.svg  S Madhani  (KEN)
Mixed
Pool 6
RankTeamPtsPldWLPFPA
1Flag of England.svg  Waters – Grant  (ENG)000000
2Flag of India.svg  Chinappa – Sandhu  (IND)000000
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Guruge – Samarasinghe  (SRI)000000
4Flag of Guernsey.svg  Curgenven – Birch  (GUE)000000

Shooting

[3]

Sri Lanka will send 3 shooters to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. [4]

Men

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sunil Amarasinghe 50 m freestyle S9
Niluka Thilakaratne 50 m freestyle S10
Heshan Unamboowe 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
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
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 competed in synchronized swimming for the first time at the Commonwealth games. [11]

AthleteEventTechnical RoutineFree Routine (Preliminary)Free Routine (Final)
PointsRankPointsRankTotal PointsRankPointsRankTotal PointsRank
Dehara Katipearachchi Solo
Elisha Gomes
Dehara Katipearachchi 		Duet

Table tennis

Sri Lanka will send 6 paddlers. [4]

Men
Women

Tennis

Men

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Thangarajah Dineshkanthan Singles
Harshana Godamanna Singles
Amresh Jayawickrema Singles Flag of Bermuda.svg David (BER)
W 6-1 6-2
Rajeev Rajapakse Singles
Harshana Godamanna
Rajeev Rajapakse 		Doubles

Women

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Amritha Muttiah Singles

Mixed

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Harshana Godamanna
Amritha Muttiah 		Mixed doubles

Weightlifting

Sri Lanka sent a team of 10 weightlifters. [12]

Men

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Kamal Bandara -56 kg ------
Sangeth Wijesooriya -56 kg ------
Sudesh Peiris -62 kg -----Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Romesh Samarasekara -62 kg ------
Chinthana Vidanage -69 kg ------
Indika Dissanayake -85 kg ------
Thusitha Abeykoon -94 kg ------
Manjula Wijerathna -105+ kg ------
Men – EAD (Powerlifting)
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Kamal Bandara -48 kg ------
Sanath Kumara -52 kg ------

Wrestling

[3]

Sri Lanka will send 3 wrestlers to New Delhi [4]

[1]

Men's Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage Round 1Repechage Round 2Final
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Yaparathna Kumara −55 kg
Saman Kumara −60 kg
Roshan Indika −66 kg

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "19th Commonwealth Games – Delhi, India | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sri Lanka To Send 90 Athletes To Commonwealth Games - The Sunday Leader". Thesundayleader.lk. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Sport". Nation.lk. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sri Lanka Sports News | Sundayobserver.lk". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines". Dailymirror.lk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tharindu and Gajitha - Young giants of Gymnastics". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "RubaiSport". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines". Dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 14 October 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Synchronised Swimming - Welcome to the home of English synchro". ASA Synchronised Swimming Hub. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines". Dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 14 October 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
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