| Sri Lanka at the 2021 Summer World University Games | |
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| IOC code | SRI |
| in Chengdu, China 28 July 2023 – 8 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 17 (9 men and 8 women) |
| Medals |
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| Summer World University Games appearances | |
Sri Lanka competed at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China held from 28 July to 8 August 2023. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Badminton | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Swimming | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | F | BB | V | UB | F | BB | ||||||
| Amaya Kalukottage | All-around | 11.166 | 7.666 | 9.900 | 9.266 | 37.998 | 36 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Roshan Ranatunga | 110 metres hurdles | 14.08 | 16 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Kumarasiri Chamal | Triple jump | 15.30 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Tharindu Samaraweera | High jump | 2.10 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Amasha De Silva | 100 metres | 11.89 | 19 q | Did not start | Did not advance | ||
| 200 metres | Did not start | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Weranga Loku Pattiyage | Hammer throw | 41.10 SB | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Ridma Nishadi Abeyrathna | Long jump | 5.77 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Hasini Ambalangodage | Women's singles | Bye |  Chua (USA)L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Hasara Wijayarathne | Women's singles |  Wu (SGP)W 2–0 |  Kurihara (JPN)L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Hasini Ambalangodage Hasara Wijayarathne | Women's doubles | Bye |  Erçetin /İnci (TUR) L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ishara Abeyrathne | 100 metre backstroke | 1:09.19 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre butterfly | 1:03.16 | 41 | Did not advance | ||||
| Chathusha Dalpathadu | 50 metre breaststroke | 32.05 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre breaststroke | 1:11.58 | 41 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sadev Senaratna | 50 metre freestyle | Did not start | |||||
| 100 metre freestyle | 54.42 | 48 | Did not advance | ||||
| 50 metre butterfly | 25.84 | 36 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Nuwantha Kahawaththa | Men's singles |  Mammadov (AZE)W 3–2 |  Kang (KOR)L 0–3 |  Jargalsaikhan (MGL)W 3–2 | 2 |  Xu (CHN)L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Nimesh Ranchagoda | Men's singles |  Lotfollah Nasabi (IRI)L 1–3 |  Rodrigues (BRA)L 0–3 |  Nemaciuc (ROU)L 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Hiruna Warusawithana | Men's singles |  Doubek (SVK)W 3–2 | Toma (ROU) L 0–3 |  Tsissios (CYP)W 3–0 | 2 | Koh (SGP) L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Hathadura Fernando | Women's singles | Maruthapandian (USA) L 0–3 |  van Boheemen (NED)L 2–3 |  Zakrzewska (POL)L 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Thanushi Rodrigo | Women's singles | Uvgunburged (MGL) L 1–3 | Sung (USA) L 9–3 | — | 3 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||||
| Nimesh Ranchagoda Hiruna Warusawithana | Men's doubles |  Al-Balushi /Al-Shahi (OMA) W 3–0 | Gündüz / Yiğenler (TUR) L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Hathadura Fernando Thanushi Rodrigo | Women's doubles |  Amata /Bagongon (PHI) L 2–3 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Thanushi Rodrigo Nuwantha Kahawaththa | Mixed doubles | Mammadov / Abilzade (AZE) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Hathadura Fernando Nimesh Ranchagoda | Mixed doubles | Pinheiro / Fukase (BRA) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||||||
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