Sri Lanka at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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Sri Lanka at the
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
IOC code SRI
NOC National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Website www.srilankaolympic.org
in Ashgabat
17–27 September
Competitors20 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4

Sri Lanka competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 17 to 27 September 2017. [1] [2]

Sri Lanka Island country in South Asia

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The island is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. The legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the commercial capital and largest city, Colombo.

2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

The 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which is also counted as the 5th Asian Indoor Games, was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in 2017. It became the third city in the former Soviet countries to win the right of hosting an Olympic Council of Asia-sanctioned event, following Astana and Almaty in Kazakhstan, which jointly-hosted the 2011 Asian Winter Games. The host city was chosen in Kuwait on 19 December 2010. On 6 July 2013 the flag of the Olympic Council of Asia was officially handed over to the mayor of the city of Ashgabat.

Ashgabat Place in Turkmenistan

Ashgabat — formerly named Poltoratsk between 1919 and 1927, is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It is situated between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range in Central Asia.

Contents

Sri Lanka finished on 26th place for winning the most number of medals among other nations at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

Participants

SportMenWomenTotal
Indoor Athletics 426
Wrestling 235
Chess 224
Weightlifting 303
Taekwondo 202

Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Artigala Gayanthilaka Indoor Athletics Women's 800 metres
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Indunil Herath Indoor Athletics Men's 800 metres
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Wijayalath Pedige Indoor Athletics Men's Long jump
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Manjula Kumara Indoor Athletics Men's High jump

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References

  1. "Sri Lanka | The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. "5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017: Sri Lanka bank on athletics for medals | FT Online". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 10 October 2017.