Sri Lanka at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

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Sri Lanka at the
2025 Asian Winter Games
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Flag of Sri Lanka
IOC code SRI
NOC National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
in Harbin, China
7 February 2025 (2025-02-07) – 14 February 2025 (2025-02-14)
Competitors4 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Sajeev De Silva & Piumi Piyadarshani
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Winter Games appearances

Sri Lanka competed at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14. [1] [2] The Sri Lankan team consisted of four athletes, three men and one woman competing in cross-county skiing. [3] [4] Cross-country skiers Sajeev De Silva and Piumi Piyadarshani were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers. [5]

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Competitors

The following table lists the Sri Lankan delegation per sport and gender. [6]

SportMenWomenTotal
Cross-country skiing 314
Total314

Cross-country skiing

Sri Lanka entered four cross-country skiers (three men and one woman). [6] Both De Silva and Muthugala returned to compete after competing for the country in 2017. All four Sri Lankan athletes finished in last place in their events, with the men occupying the last three finishing positions in their event. [7] [8]

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Sajeev De Silva Men's 10 km freestyle 1:12:03.4+50:56.946
Dhanushka Gedara 51:15.7+30:09.244
Shehan Muthugala 1:09:44.6+48:38.145
Piumi Piyadarshani Women's 5 km freestyle 34:00.8+21:53.333

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Record-high 34 countries and regions will participate in Harbin Asian Winter Games". China Daily . Beijing, China. Xinhua. 22 January 2025. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "HAWGOC confirms record entry of NOCs, athletes for Harbin 2025". www.oca.asia/. Olympic Council of Asia. 21 January 2025. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Senevirathna, Senuri (28 January 2025). "Sri Lanka at the 9th Asian Winter Games". www.olympic.lk/. Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka. MoraSpirit. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sri Lanka to send four cross-country skiers to Harbin AWG". www.oca.asia/. Olympic Council of Asia. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  5. ↑ @asiangamesoca (7 February 2025). "Today is the day! Meet the flag bearers who will proudly carry the flags of their NOCs at today's Harbin Asian Winter Games Opening Ceremony! With 34 NOCs represented by both male and female athletes, it's a powerful moment of unity and equality. Just a few more hours to go! Are you excited or super excited?" – via Instagram.
  6. 1 2 "Sri Lanka". www.harbin2025.com. Organising Committee for the 9th Harbin Asian Winter Games 2025. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "SL team finish last in each event". Ceylon Today . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Lanka finish last in Harbin Winter Games". The Morning. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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