| Sri Lanka at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | SRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
| in Singapore | |
| Competitors | 7 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Heshan Unamboowe [1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Sri Lanka participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. [2] Sri Lanka qualified 7 athletes in 4 sports.
Sri Lanka qualified 1 athlete in athletics. [3]
| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Indunil Herath | Boys’ 1000m | 2:30.83 | 14 qB | 2:27.57 | 13, PB, NR |
Sri Lanka qualified 2 athletes in badminton. [4] [5] [6]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Knock-Out Stage | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
| Dilshan Kariyawasam | Boys’ Singles |  Hsieh (TPE)L0-2 |  Ma (AUS)W2-0 |  Lehhikoinen (FIN)L0-2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Knock-Out Stage | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
| Lekha Handunkuttihettige | Girls’ Singles | Chiang (TPE) L0-2 |  Taerattanachai (THA)L0-2 |  Tapumanaia (TUV)W2-0 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Sri Lanka qualified 2 athletes in swimming. [7] [8]
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Heshan Unamboowe | Boys’ 50m Backstroke | 27.70 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
| Boys’ 100m Backstroke | 59.75 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Madhawee Weerathunga | Girls’ 50m Freestyle | 29.71 | 45 | Did not advance | |||
| Girls’ 100m Freestyle | 1:05.38 | 49 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Matches | Rank | Group Matches | Rank | ||||||
| Hasintha Arsa Marakkala | Boys' Singles |  Bajger (CZE)L2-3 (13-15, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 9-11) | 4 qB |  Bedair (EGY)L2-3 (8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 12-14) | 3 | Did not advance | 25 | ||
| Santiwattanatarm (THA) L2-3 (7-11, 14-12, 12-10, 9-11, 5-11) |  Massah (MAW)W3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-5) | ||||||||
 Chiu (HKG)L0-3 (7-11, 4-11, 9-11) |  Mutti (ITA)L0-3 (11-13, 5-11, 6-11) | ||||||||
| Nuwani Vithanage | Girls' Singles | Ng (HKG) L0-3 (4-11, 8-11, 4-11) | 4 qB |  Galic (SLO)L1-3 (6-11, 11-5, 8-11, 8-11) | 3 | Did not advance | 25 | ||
 Cordero (PUR)L2-3 (11-8, 8-11, 4-11, 11-8, 9-11) |  Wu (NZL)W3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-8) | ||||||||
 Hsing (USA)L1-3 (9-11, 5-11, 11-6, 9-11) | Huang (TPE) L0-3 (1-11, 5-11, 12-14) | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Matches | Rank | |||||||
Sri Lanka Nuwani Vithanage (SRI) Hasintha Arsa Marakkala (SRI) | Mixed Team | Thailand Sawettabut (THA) Santiwattanatarm (THA) L0-3 (0-3, 2-3, 0-3) | 4 qB | Europe 5 Baravok (BLR) Bajger (CZE)L0-2 (2-3, 2-3) | Did not advance | 25 | ||
India Bhandarkar (IND) Das (IND)L0-3 (0-3, 2-3, 2-3) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong Ng (HKG) Chiu (HKG) L0-3 (1-3, 2-3, 1-3) | ||||||||
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