Sri Lanka at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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Sporting event delegation

Sri Lanka at the
2010 Commonwealth Games

CGF code| SRI
CGA| National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Website| srilankaolympic.org
in Delhi, India
Competitors| 94 in 14 sports
Flag bearers| Opening:Chinthana Vidanage
Closing:
Officials| 45
Medals
Ranked 20th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026
* 2030

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]

## Medals

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Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver | Chinthana Vidanage | Weightlifting | Men's 69kg | October 6
Bronze | Sudesh Peiris | Weightlifting | Men's 62kg | October 5

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Ranking Round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final  | Rank

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
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

Athlete  | Event  | Ranking Round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final  | Rank

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
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Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Dilhara Salgado | Recurve individual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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

Men

Athlete(s)  | Events  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
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)  | Events  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Chandrika Subashani | 400 m | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Nadeeka Lakmali | Javelin | \-  | \-  |  | \-  | \-
C.D. Priyadarshani | Long jump | \-  | \-  |  | \-  | \-

## Badminton

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

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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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

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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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
Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L

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Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

## Boxing

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Sri Lanka will send 7 boxers.[4]

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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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

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Main article: Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka will send 5 cyclists.[4]

Men

### Road

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Men

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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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

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Lasanthi Gunathilaka | Road race |  |
Time trial |  |

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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

### Artistic

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Men

* Tharindu Paththapperuma[1]
* Prasad Sameera Ekanayake

Women

* Ganesha Abeysundara[1]
* Amindha Rathnayake[1]

## Rugby sevens

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

* Mahesh Liyanage
* Gayan Weerarathne
* Saliya Kumara
* Kuruppu Saranga
* Harsha Weerarathna
* Radhika Hettiarachchi

* Darshana Ethipola
* Mithra Jayasinghe
* Danuska Hadapangodage
* Chanaka Chandimal
* Charitha Senevirathna
* Dilan Soysa

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11 October 2010[9]
10:50[9]

Australia | v|  Sri Lanka

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Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010[9]
14:04[9]

England | v|  Sri Lanka

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Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010[9]
16:26[9]

Uganda | v|  Sri Lanka

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Delhi University, New Delhi

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## Squash

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Main article: Squash at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Navin Samarasinghe | Singles |  B Hindle (MLT) |  |  |  |  |

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Sharya Guruge | Singles |  S Madhani (KEN) |  |  |  |  |

Mixed

Pool 6
Rank  | Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | PF  | PA

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1  |  Waters – Grant (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2  |  Chinappa – Sandhu (IND) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
3  |  Guruge – Samarasinghe (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
4  |  Curgenven – Birch (GUE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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

Men

* Edirisinghe Senanayake[4]
* Sarath Chandrasiri
* Mangala Samarakoon

## Swimming

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
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
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
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

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Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka competed in synchronized swimming for the first time at the Commonwealth games.[11]

Athlete  | Event  | Technical Routine  | Free Routine (Preliminary)  | Free Routine (Final)

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Total Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Total Points  | Rank
Dehara Katipearachchi | Solo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Elisha Gomes
Dehara Katipearachchi | Duet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Table tennis

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Sri Lanka will send 6 paddlers.[4]

Men

* Rohan Sirisena[3]
* Dinesh Deshappriya
* Nirmala Bandara Jayasinghe

Women

* Nuwani Nawodya[3]
* Ishara Mudurangi
* Kavindi Rukmali Sahabandu

## Tennis

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Men

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Thangarajah Dineshkanthan | Singles |  |  |  |  |
Harshana Godamanna | Singles |  |  |  |  |
Amresh Jayawickrema | Singles |  David (BER)
W 6-1 6-2  |  |  |  |
Rajeev Rajapakse | Singles |  |  |  |  |
Harshana Godamanna
Rajeev Rajapakse | Doubles |  |  |  |  |

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Amritha Muttiah | Singles |  |  |  |  |

Mixed

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Harshana Godamanna
Amritha Muttiah | Mixed doubles |  |  |  |  |

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Kamal Bandara | -56 kg | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Sangeth Wijesooriya | -56 kg | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Sudesh Peiris | -62 kg | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  Bronze
Romesh Samarasekara | -62 kg | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Chinthana Vidanage | -69 kg | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Indika Dissanayake | -85 kg | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Thusitha Abeykoon | -94 kg | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Manjula Wijerathna | -105+ kg | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-

Men – EAD (Powerlifting)
Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Kamal Bandara | -48 kg | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Sanath Kumara | -52 kg | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-

## Wrestling

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[3]

Main article: Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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

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Men's Freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage Round 1  | Repechage Round 2  | Final

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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

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* 2010 Commonwealth Games

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e [1] [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. ^ a b c d e f "Sri Lanka To Send 90 Athletes To Commonwealth Games - The Sunday Leader". Thesundayleader.lk. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h "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. ^ a b c d e f "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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Associations at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Africa|

* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Seychelles
* South Africa
* Swaziland
* The Gambia
* Uganda
* Zambia

Americas|

* Belize
* Bermuda
* Canada
* Falkland Islands
* Guyana
* Saint Helena

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Brunei
* India
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Pakistan
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka

Caribbean|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Barbados
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Grenada
* Jamaica
* Montserrat
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago

Europe|

* Cyprus
* England
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Malta
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales

Oceania|

* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Norfolk Island
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

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Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games

* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
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* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026
* 2030

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