Sri Lanka at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka at the 2010 Asian Games
IOC code	SRI
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
in Guangzhou
Competitors	104 in 24 sports
Flag bearer	Mithun Perera[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Asian Games appearances (overview)
1951 1954 1974 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Sri Lanka participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Archery[]

Sri Lanka sent 5 archers for the multi-sport event including 3 men and 2 women archers.^[2]

Men

Women

• Dilhara Salgado
• Shashikala Kumarasinghe

Athletics[]

Sri Lanka sent 21 athletes for the competition.^[2]

Men

• Manjula Kumara^[3]
• Chaminda Wijekoon
• Prasanna Amarasekara
• Nalin Priyantha

Women

• Jani Chathurangani^[4]
• Nadeeka Lakmali

Badminton[]

Sri Lanka sent 4 badminton athletes including 2 men and women for the event.^[2]

Men

• Niluka Karunaratne
• Dinuka Karunaratne

Women

• Thilini Jayasinghe
• Subodha Dahanayake

Beach Volleyball[]

Sri Lanka sent 2 men and women beach volleyball teams.

Men^[2]

• &
• Mahesh Perera &

Women

• & Nirosha Gunasinghe
• &

Boxing[]

Sri Lanka was scheduled to send 7 boxers (6 men and 1 women), but 3 men boxers withdrew from the competition. The 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Manju Wanniarachchi also withdrew due to injury.^[2]

Men

Women

Cricket[]

Sri Lanka men's cricket team was eligible to participate in the competition as it was the first instance that cricket was included in an Asian Games event.^[5]

Despite the absence of main cricketing nation, India, Sri Lankan team was ranked at 4th place and couldn't able to receive any medal at the cricket competition.^[5]

Roster

• Jehan Mubarak
• Jeevantha Kulatunga
• Kaushalya Weeraratne
• Chinthaka Jayasinghe
• Indika de Saram
• Nuwan Zoysa
• Dilhara Lokuhettige
• Kaushal Lokuarachchi
• Dilshan Munaweera
• Kusal Perera
• Isuru Udana
• Sajeewa Weerakoon
• Gayan Wijekoon
• Malinga Bandara

Cycling[]

Sri Lanka sent 2 cyclists for the event.^[6]

Road[]

Men

Women

Golf[]

Sri Lanka sent 4 golfers, all men.^[6]

• Mithun Perera^[7]

Gymnastics[]

Sri Lanka sent 2 male gymnasts.^[6]

Artistic[]

Men

Kabbadi[]

Women

• Team^[8]

However, according to the official Olympic Committee website, Kabbadi was not listed as a sport being competed by Sri Lanka.^[6]

Karate[]

Sri Lanka sent one male karate athlete.^[6]

Men

Rowing[]

Sri Lanka sent only 2 rowers for the Asian Games.^[9]

Men

• - Single and Double Sculls
• - Double Sculls

Rugby sevens[]

Sri Lanka's men's team consisted of 12 players.^[10]

Sailing[]

Sri Lanka sent 4 sailors for the Asian Games including 3 male sailors and a woman sailor.

Men

Women

Shooting[]

Sri Lanka sent 4 male shooters.^[6]

Men

• Edirisinghe Senanayake
• Sarath Chandrasiri
• Mangala Samarakoon

Squash[]

Sri Lanka sent a delegation consisting of men's squash team.^[11]

Men

• Navin Samarasinghe

Swimming[]

Sri Lanka sent 2 swimmers for the multi-sporting event.

Men

• Heshan Unamboowe

Women

Synchronized swimming[]

Taekwondo[]

Sri Lanka sent 2 competitors for taekwondo.^[6]

Men

Table tennis[]

Sri Lanka sent 2 paddlers.^[6]

Men

Women

Tennis[]

Sri Lanka sent 3 male tennis players.^[6]

Men

• Harshana Godamanna

Weightlifting[]

Sri Lanka sent 2 male weightlifters as a part of the 2010 Asian Games.^[6] However the team will not include Suresh Peris or Chintana Vindange medal winners at the 2010 Commonwealth games.

Men

Wushu[]

Sri Lanka sent only one wushu competitor for the event.

Men

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