Sri Lanka at the 2018 Asian Games

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Sri Lanka at the
2018 Asian Games
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
IOC codeSRI
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
in Jakarta & Palembang, Indonesia
18 August – 2 September
Competitors173 in 28 sports
Flag bearer Dinusha Gomes (opening)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Sri Lanka participated at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018.

The Sri Lankan team was scheduled to consist of 185 athletes (138 men and 47 women), marking the large contingent the country has sent to a single edition of the Asian Games.[1][2] The Sri Lankan team will compete in 28 sports, marking its debut in the sports of baseball, canoeing, roller sports and triathlon.[1][3] Approximately, 60 officials and coaches were also a part of the contingent, making the total team size 245.[4] However, the athletics team was cut to 14 athletes (from 25), making the team size 174 (128 men and 46 women), which would still make this the biggest team the country has sent to the games.[5] Further changes made the final team size at 173 athletes (131 men and 42 women).[6] Sri Lanka will also have an athlete competing in the demonstration event of esports.[7]

On August 17, 2018, weightlifter Dinusha Gomes was announced as the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[8]

The National Shooting Sports Federation of Sri Lanka declined to enter any athletes for the games because the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka refused a request for a coach to go with the team.[9]

Sri Lanka failed to win a medal, being jointly ranked with eight other countries for last place. The country's highest placement was two fourth-place finishes for the men's 4 × 400 m track and field relay team and the men's rugby sevens team.

Competitors[]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Athletics 7 5 12
Badminton 4 2 6
Baseball 18 0 18
Basketball 4 4 8
Beach volleyball 2 0 2
Boxing 3 3 6
Canoeing 1 0 1
Field hockey 18 0 18
Golf 4 0 4
Gymnastics 0 1 1
Judo 2 0 2
Kabaddi 12 12 24
Karate 4 2 6
Roller sports 2 2 4
Rowing 4 0 4
Rugby sevens 12 0 12
Sailing 1 0 1
Squash 2 2 4
Swimming 5 0 5
Table tennis 1 1 2
Taekwondo 3 3 6
Tennis 2 2 4
Triathlon 1 0 1
Volleyball 14 0 14
Weightlifting 2 2 4
Wrestling 1 0 1
Wushu 1 1 2
Total 131 42 173

Archery[]

Main article: Archery at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka originally had five archers (three men and two women), who met the qualification standards. However, the Sri Lankan Olympic Committee approved only one male archer.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Individual recurve 613 64   (NEP)
W 6–0 		 Wei Chun-heng (TPE)
L 2–6 		Did not advance

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka originally entered a team of 25 athletes (18 men and seven women), however the team would only be finalized after the National Championships, held in Colombo from August 3 to 5, 2018.[11] Two athletes were given exceptions to the trials as they were training overseas: Indunil Herath and Hiruni Wijayaratne.[12] The final team consisted of 14 athletes.[5][13] The team was later reduced to 12 athletes (seven men and five women), after the entries of Ushan Thiwanka and were rejected by organizers due to the national organization forgetting to enter their names on time.[14][15] The track and field team failed to win a medal for the third straight Asian Games. The top placing performance was fourth by the men's 4 × 400 m relay team who finished with a time that was off the Sri Lankan record by 0.03 seconds.[16]

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Aruna Darshana 400 m 46.97 1 Q 46.53 3 Did not advance
45.99 PB 3 Q 46.21 3 q 46.49 8
Indunil Herath 800 m 1:47.54 3 q N/A 1:51.36 8
Aruna Darshana

Ajith Premakumara

Dilip Ruwan 		4 × 400 m relay 3:06.66 3 Q N/A 3:02.74 4
  • Ruwan was the reserve and did not compete in the heats or final.
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Long jump 7.56 11 q 7.86 7
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Rumeshika Rathnayake 200 m 23.79 3 Q 24.05 6 Did not advance
Gayanthika Abeyratne 800 m 2:06.31 3 q N/A 2:05.50 6
Nimali Liyanarachchi 2:06.74 4 N/A Did not advance
Hiruni Wijayaratne 10,000m N/A DNF
3000 m steeplechase N/A 9:54.65 6

Badminton[]

Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered six badminton athletes (four men and two women).[17][18] The team's best performance was a quarterfinals finish by the men's doubles pairs team of and .[19]

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Dinuka Karunaratne Men's Bye   (MAC)
W 2–0 (21–14, 21–15) 		 Ng (HKG)
L 0–2 (6–21, 14–21) 		Did not advance
Niluka Karunaratne Bye  Phetpradab (THA)
L 0–2 (12–21, 12–21) 		Did not advance
Thilini Hendahewa Women's N/A  Fitriani (INA)
L 0–2 (6–21, 4–21) 		Did not advance
Kavidi Sirimannage N/A   (KSA)
W 2–0 (21–4, 21–4) 		 Jindapol (THA)
L 0–2 (4–21, 14–21) 		Did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score

Men's   /  (MAC)
W 2–0 (21–11, 21–8) 		 Azam / Ali (PAK)
W 2–0 (21–12, 21–13) 		 Li / Liu (CHN)
L 0–2 (12–21, 15–21) 		Did not advance
Dinuka Karunaratne
Niluka Karunaratne 		 Choi /  (KOR)
L 0–2 (16–21, 16–21) 		Did not advance
Thilini Hendahewa
Kavidi Sirimannage 		Women's  Tang / Zheng (CHN)
L 0–2 (13–21, 12–21) 		Did not advance

Thilini Hendahewa 		Mixed  Do / Pham (VIE)
L 1–2 (21–13, 12–21, 13–21) 		Did not advance

Baseball[]

Main article: Baseball at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka made its Asian Games debut in the sport of baseball. The team first competed in the a preliminary qualification group to qualify to compete in group A.[20][21] Sri Lanka's baseball squad consisted of 18 athletes.[22] Sri Lanka won its debut match by beat Laos 15 to 10.[23] However, a loss to Thailand the next day meant the team was eliminated.

Summary
Team Event Round 1 Round 2 Super / Consolation Final / BM
Oppositions
Scores 		Rank Oppositions
Scores 		Rank Oppositions
Scores 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Rank
Sri Lanka men's Men's tournament  : W 15–10
 Sri Lanka: L 3–14 (F/7) 		2 Did not advance 9
Roster

Sri Lanka announced their squad on August 6, 2018. The team consists of 18 athletes. The position of the player is listed in parentheses.[24]

  • (OF)
  • (OF)
  • (OF)
  • (P)
  • (P)
  • (P)
  • (P)
  • (P)
  • (C)
  • (C)
  • (OF)
  • (P)
  • (INF)
  • (INF)
  • (INF)
  • (INF)
  • (C)
  • (OF)
Legend
C = Catcher
INF = Infielder
OF = Outfielder
P = Pitcher
Round 1
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB Qualification
1  Thailand 2 2 0 29 3 +26 1.000 — Round 2
2  Sri Lanka 2 1 1 18 25 −7 .500 1
3   2 0 2 10 30 −20 .000 2
Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2018. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Run differential; 5) Runs scored.


22 August
14:00
 		  10–15  Sri Lanka GBK Baseball Field, Jakarta
Boxscore
23 August
14:00
 		Sri Lanka  3–14 (F/7)  Thailand GBK Baseball Field, Jakarta
Boxscore

Basketball[]

Main article: Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered both a men's and women's 3-on-3 teams. Each team consisted of four athletes.[25]

Men's 3-on-3 tournament[]

Main article: 3-on-3 basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Roster
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 4 0 86 49 +37 8 Advanced to Quarter-final
2   4 3 1 74 53 +21 7
3  Indonesia (H) 4 2 2 67 59 +8 6
4  Sri Lanka 4 1 3 57 66 −9 5
5   4 0 4 28 85 −57 4
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points Scored;
(H) Host
21 August
15:00
China  21–14  Sri Lanka
Pts: 9 Pts: 6
GBK Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Ito (JPN), Rulyov (KAZ)
21 August
16:00
  20–10  Sri Lanka
Pts: , 8 Pts: 4
GBK Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Tan (SGP), Ito (JPN)
24 August
17:50
Sri Lanka  21–7  
Pts: 20 Pts: 4
GBK Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Ibragimow (TKM), Al-Harthi (OMA)
24 August
19:20
Sri Lanka  12–18  Indonesia
Pts: 7 Pts: Goantara 6
GBK Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Tan (SGP), Rulyov (KAZ)

Women's 3-on-3 tournament[]

Main article: 3-on-3 basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's tournament
Roster
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1   3 3 0 59 32 +27 Advanced to Quarter-final
2  Indonesia (H) 3 2 1 46 46 0
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 2 32 54 −22
4  Syria 3 0 3 42 47 −5
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points scored.
(H) Host
22 August
21:10
Sri Lanka  9–21  Indonesia
Pts: , 3 Pts: 7
GBK Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Shi (CHN), Ho (HKG)
25 August
15:40
  21–8  Sri Lanka
Pts: 10 Pts: 5
GBK Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Shi (CHN), Ito (JPN)
25 August
16:50
Sri Lanka  15–12  Syria
Pts: 6 Pts: 7
GBK Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Shi (CHN), Tan (SGP)

Beach volleyball[]

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered one male beach volleyball pair.[26] The pair won one match and lost two, placing them third in the group. With that result, the pair did not advance out of their group.[27]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank

Men's Pool B
 Yakovlev –  (KAZ)
L 0–2 (21–23, 11–21)
  –  (KOR)
W 2–0 (21–15, 21–10)
 Janko – Samba (QAT)
L 0–2 (12–21, 11–21) 		3 Did not advance

Boxing[]

Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka's boxing team consisted of six athletes (three men and three women).[25][28]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Thiwanka Ranasinghe Men's −49 kg   (INA)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Vidanalange Bandara Men's −52 kg Bye   (THA)
L RSC 		Did not advance
Men's −64 kg  Bakhodur Usmonov (TJK)
L RSC 		Did not advance
Anusha Koddithuwakku Women's −51 kg Bye   (JPN)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Women's −57 kg N/A   (KAZ)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Women's −60 kg N/A   (TJK)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Canoeing[]

Main article: Canoeing at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered one male kayaker.[25]

Sprint[]

Men
Athletes Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
K-1 200 metres 45.121 6 SF 41.821 8 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A; SF=Semifinals

  • Results given are within the heat.

Field hockey[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka qualified a men's field hockey team after winning the bronze medal at the qualifying tournament in Muscat, Oman.[29] With the win against Hong Kong, the Sri Lankan men's field hockey team won its first game in 40 years at the Asian Games. The win in 1978 also came against Hong Kong.[30] The Sri Lankan team finished in eighth place, after losing the 7th place match to Oman.[31]

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Roster
This section is transcluded from Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's team squads. ( | )

The following is the Sri Lanka roster in the men's field hockey tournament at the 2018 Asian Games. The team consists of 18 athletes.[32][33]

  2. (GK)
  6. (C)
  24. Gihan Rathnayake
  34. (GK)
Pool A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  India 5 5 0 0 76 3 +73 15 Semi-finals
2  Japan 5 4 0 1 30 11 +19 12
3  South Korea 5 3 0 2 39 8 +31 9 Fifth place game
4  Sri Lanka 5 2 0 3 7 41 −34 6 Seventh place game
5   (H) 5 1 0 4 5 40 −35 3 Ninth place game
6  Hong Kong 5 0 0 5 3 57 −54 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host


20 August 2018
14:00
Japan  11–0  Sri Lanka
Zendana Goal 2'
Ke. Tanaka Goal 9', 19'
Yamashita Goal 11'
Goal 13', 28'
Mitani Goal 14'
Murata Goal 32', 34', 54'
Kirishita Goal 52' 		Report
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Salim Lucky (BAN)
22 August 2018
12:00
South Korea  8–0  Sri Lanka
Goal 5'
Goal 7'
Goal 9'
Goal 14'
Jang Goal 32', 42', 44'
Goal 52' 		Report
Umpires:
You Suolong (CHN)
Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
24 August 2018
18:00
Sri Lanka  4–1  Hong Kong
Goal 7'
Goal 26'
Goal 51'
Goal 55' 		Report Goal 54'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
26 August 2018
10:00
Sri Lanka  3–1  
Goal 24'
Goal 42', 54' 		Report Goal 38'
Umpires:
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Salim Lucky (BAN)
28 August 2018
16:00
India  20–0  Sri Lanka
Rupinder Goal 2', 52', 53'
Harmanpreet Goal 6', 22', 33'
Akashdeep Goal 10', 11', 18', 23', 33', 43'
Prasad Goal 32'
Mandeep Goal 36', 44', 59'
Amit Goal 38'
Dipreet Goal 53'
Lalit Goal 58', 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
Seventh place match
30 August 2018
15:00
Sri Lanka  2–5  Oman
Goal 14'
Goal 55' 		Report Goal 5'
Goal 23', 40'
Goal 29'
Goal 44'
Umpires:
Gus Soteriades (USA)
Narongtuch Subboonsung (THA)
Summary
Team Event Group Stage Seventh place match
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Rank
Sri Lanka men's Men's tournament  Japan
L 0–11 		 South Korea
L 0–8 		 Hong Kong
W 1–4 		 
W 1–3 		 India
L 0–20 		4  Oman
L 2–5 		8

Golf[]

Main article: Golf at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered four male golfers.[34] Before the competition began, 20 teams put in complaints to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, disputing the eligibility of three of the golfers: Mithun Perera, and Anura Rohana. The event is open to amateurs, and all three were considered professionals. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled against excluding them from the games. However, the team went ahead and still replaced the three golfers.[35] All three were replaced with , , and .[36]

Men
Athlete(s) Event Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total Rank
Individual 74 82 84 83 323 (+35) =72
79 73 76 73 301 (+13) =41
Did not start
73 77 79 77 306 (+18) =47


Team 226 232 239 233 930 (+66) 15

Gymnastics[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games

Rhythmic[]

Sri Lanka entered one rhythmic gymnast.[37][38]

Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
Anna-Marie Ondaatje Qualification 11.45 12.45 11.70 10.35 35.600 24 Q
  • For qualification, the top three of four scores counted towards a gymnast's total.
Individual final
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
Anna-Marie Ondaatje Qualification Did not start

Judo[]

Main article: Judo at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered two male judokas.[39]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Chamara Repiyallage −73 kg   (KGZ)
L 1s1–10 		Did not advance
−81 kg   (IND)
L 0s1–10 		Did not advance

Kabaddi[]

Main article: Kabaddi at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered a men's and women's team of 12 athletes each (24 total).[40] The women's team will participate for the first time ever.[1][41] The president of the Sri Lankan Kabaddi federation, Anura Pathirana, resigned after both teams failed to win a medal.[42]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Semifinal Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Sri Lanka men's Men  India
L 28−44 		 Thailand
W 46−29 		 Bangladesh
L 25−29 		 South Korea
L 22−33 		4 Did not advance 7
Women  
L 15−41 		 
W 34−17 		 
W 22−17 		 India
L 12−38 		3 Did not advance 5

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Kabaddi at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament

The men's team consisted of 12 athletes.[43]

Roster
Pool A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 147 84 +63 8 Knockout stage
2  India 4 3 0 1 166 103 +63 6
3  Bangladesh 4 2 0 2 102 135 −33 4
4  Sri Lanka 4 1 0 3 121 135 −14 2
5  Thailand 4 0 0 4 102 181 −79 0
Source: Jakarta–Palembang 2018


19 August
19:00
 India  44–28  Sri Lanka Theatre Garuda, Jakarta
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20 August
16:30
 Sri Lanka  46–29  Thailand Theatre Garuda, Jakarta
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21 August
13:30
 Bangladesh  29–25  Sri Lanka Theatre Garuda, Jakarta
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23 August
7:30
 South Korea  33–22  Sri Lanka Theatre Garuda, Jakarta
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Women's tournament[]

Main article: Kabaddi at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's tournament

The women's team consisted of 12 athletes.[43]

Roster
Pool A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  India 4 4 0 0 168 69 +99 8 Knockout stage
2   4 3 0 1 142 75 +67 6
3   4 2 0 2 83 113 −30 4
4   4 1 0 3 84 145 −61 2
5   4 0 0 4 63 138 −75 0
Source: Jakarta–Palembang 2018


19 August
09:10
   15–41   Theatre Garuda, Jakarta
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20 August
07:30
   17–34   Theatre Garuda, Jakarta
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20 August
10:50
   17–22   Theatre Garuda, Jakarta
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21 August
07:30
 India  38–12   Theatre Garuda, Jakarta
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Karate[]

Main article: Karate at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered six karatekas (four men and two women).[39]

Kata
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Men's kata  Park (KOR)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Kumite
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Men's 60 kg Bye   (AFG)
W 4–2 		 Selvam (MAS)
L 1–3 		Did not advance
Men's 67 kg Bye  Shinohara (JPN)
W 6–2 		 Amirali (KAZ)
L 0–10 		Did not advance Bye   (UAE)
L 1–5 		Did not advance =7
Men's 84 kg N/A   (CHN)
L 0–2 		Did not advance
Women's 50 kg N/A   (INA)
L 0–8 		Did not advance
Women's 61 kg N/A   (JOR)
L 0–8 		Did not advance

Roller Sports[]

Main article: Roller sports at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered four athletes in the speed discipline (two men and two women). This marks the first time the country will compete in the sport at the Asian Games.[25]

Speed[]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's 20000 metres elimination DNF
DNF
Women's 20000 metres elimination DNF
DNF

Rowing[]

Main article: Rowing at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered four rowers.[44][45] The team finished in last place in all three races in competed in and therefore ranked eighth (and last) in the quadruple sculls.

Men
Athletes Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank



Quadruple sculls 7:13.98 4 R 7:17.91 6 FB 6:57.41 8

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

  • Results given are within the heat.

Rugby sevens[]

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered a men's team.

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Sri Lanka men's Men's tournament  United Arab Emirates
W 68–0 		 South Korea
L 26–31 		 Afghanistan
W 36–0 		2 Q  China
W 17–12 		 Japan
L 10–12 		 South Korea
L 14–36 		4

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Asian Games – Men

Sri Lanka announced their squad on August 9, 2018. The team consists of 12 athletes.[46][47]

  • Sudarshana Muthuthanthri
  • Srinath Sooriyabandara
Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 124 31 +93 9
2  Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 130 31 +99 7
3  Afghanistan 3 1 0 2 41 78 −37 5
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 0 155 −155 3
Source: Results
30 August
13:56
Sri Lanka  68–0  United Arab Emirates
Try: Sooriyabandara (2) 1' c, 7' c
Muthuthanthri 3' c
6' c
(2) 8' c, 14' c
(3) 10' m, 11' c, 12' c
14+' c
Con: Sooriyabandara (1/1)
(5/6)
Muthuthanthri (1/1)
(2/2)
GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta
Referee: Craig Chan (Canada)
30 August
17:58
South Korea  31–26  Sri Lanka
Try: Jang S.M. (2) 1' m, 3' m
Han K.K. (2) 7' c, 14' c
8' c
Con: (3/4)
 Try: Sooriyabandara 5' c
10' c
12' m
14+' c
Con: Sooriyabandara (1/2)
(1/1)
(1/1)
GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta
Referee: Matthew Rodden (New Zealand)
31 August
14:18
Sri Lanka  36–0  Afghanistan
Try: (2) 3' c, 13' m
Sooriyabandara (2) 6' c, 14+' c
10' m
11' m
Con: Sooriyabandara (2/3)
(1/1)
(0/2)
GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta
Referee: Craig Chan (Canada)
Quarterfinal
31 August
17:36
Sri Lanka  17–12  China
Try: 5' c
Sooriyabandara 6' m
7+' m
Con: (1/1)
Sooriyabandara (0/2)
 Try: 2' m
10' c
Con: (1/2)
GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta
Referee: Noriaki Hashimoto (Japan)
Semifinal
1 September
16:56
Japan  12–10  Sri Lanka
Try: 4' m
Sakai 7+' c
Con: Sakai (1/2)
 Try: 2' m
Muthuthanthri 7' m
Con: Sooriyabandara (0/2)
GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta
Referee: Matthew Rodden (New Zealand)
Bronze medal match
1 September
20:14
Sri Lanka  14–36  South Korea
Try: 8' c
12' c
Con: (2/2)
 Try: Chang Y.H. 3' c
6' m
Jang J.M. 7' c
Kim H.S. 10' c
13' m
14+' m
Con: (1/1)
Kim N.U. (2/4)
(0/1)
GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta
Referee: Noriaki Hashimoto (Japan)

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered one male sailor in the laser standard event.[48][25]

Men
Athlete Event Race Total
Points 		Net
Points 		Final
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Laser (15) 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 15 DNQ 177 162 15

Squash[]

Main article: Squash at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered four squash players (four per gender).[49][50] All four squash players lost their first matches three sets to zero, and did not advance further in the competition.[51]

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Ravindu Laksiri Men's  Adnan (MAS)
L 0–3 (8–11, 7–11, 9–11) 		Did not advance
 Ghosal (IND)
L 0–3 (2–11, 2–11, 1–11) 		Did not advance
Fathoum Issadeen Women's  Watanabe (JPN)
L 0–3 (7–11, 9–11, 6–11) 		Did not advance
Mihiliya Methsarani  Subramaniam (MAS)
L 0–3 (6–11, 6–11, 6–11) 		Did not advance

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka's swimming team consisted of five male swimmers.[52] Matthew Abeysinghe broke the national record in the men's 200 m freestyle event.[53] Sri Lankan swimmers advanced to only one final, through Matthew Abeysinghe's sixth-place finish in the 100 metres freestyle event.[54] The sixth-place finish, was the best swimming result for Sri Lanka at the Asian Games.[55]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Kyle Abeysinghe 50 m freestyle 23.36 20 Did not advance
Matthew Abeysinghe 22.88 =12 Did not advance
Kyle Abeysinghe 100 m freestyle 50.14 13 Did not advance
Matthew Abeysinghe 49.48 4 Q 49.28 6
Matthew Abeysinghe 200 m freestyle 1:50.97 NR 12 Did not advance
1:56.01 26 Did not advance
Akalanka Peiris 50 m backstroke 26.57 17 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 25.20 25 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:12.14 16 Did not advance
Cherantha de Silva 50 m butterfly 25.36 26 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:05.90 14 Did not advance
Matthew Abeysinghe
Akalanka Peiris
Kyle Abeysinghe
Cherantha de Silva
 4 × 100 m freestyle relay DSQ Did not advance

Table Tennis[]

Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered two table tennis players (one male and one female).[56]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Men's singles   (LAO)
L 1–4 (12–14, 11–8, RET) 		Did not advance
Women's singles   (PAK)
W 4–0 (11–8, 11–2, 11–8, 11–5) 		 Wang Manyu (CHN)
L 0–4 (8–11, 5–11, 8–11, 1–11) 		Did not advance

Mixed doubles Bye  Tanviriyavechakul / Sawettabut (THA)
L 0–3 (1–11, 2–11, 5–11) 		Did not advance

Taekwondo[]

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered six taekwondo practitioners (three per gender).[39]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Men's −58 kg   (VIE)
L 11–40 		Did not advance
Men's −63 kg   (JPN)
W 21–18 		  (UZB)
L 6–22 		Did not advance
Men's +80 kg N/A   (IND)
L 8–13 		Did not advance
Women's −49 kg Bye   (PAK)
W 28–14 		 Miyu Yamada (JPN)
L 8–32 		Did not advance
Women's −67 kg N/A  Julyana Al-Sadeq (JOR)
L 0–38 		Did not advance
Women's +67 kg N/A  Sorn Seavmey (CAM)
L WDN 		Did not advance

Tennis[]

Main article: Tennis at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka's tennis team consisted of four athletes (two men and two women).[57]

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Men's   (MDV)
W 2–0 (6–1, 6–3) 		 Uchiyama (JPN)
L 0–2 (3–6, 1–6) 		Did not advance
 Habib (LBN)
L 0–2 (2–6, 1–6) 		Did not advance
Women's Bye  Kato (JPN)
L 0–2 (0–6, 1–6) 		Did not advance
  (MGL)
W 2–0 (6–1, 6–2) 		 Zhang (CHN)
L 0–2 (1–6, 2–6) 		Did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score

Men's Bye  Nedovyesov / Khabibulin (KAZ)
L 0–2 (4–6, 2–6) 		Did not advance

Women's N/A  Han / Kim (KOR)
L 0–2 (1–6, 0–6) 		Did not advance

Mixed  Al-Nabhani / Al-Nabhani (OMA)
L 0–2 (4–6, 3–6) 		Did not advance

Bye  Fayziev / Amanmuradova (UZB)
L 0–2 (4–6, 3–6) 		Did not advance

Triathlon[]

Main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered one male triathlete. This also marked the country's Asian Games debut in the sport.[25][58]

Individual
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (39.6 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Men's 24:55 0:31 1:03:06 0:31 42:25 2:11:28 24

Volleyball[]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will be returning to the Asian Games for the first time since 1966. The Sri Lankan team finished in 13th place (out of 20 teams) after defeating Vietnam in the 13th place match.[59]

Indoor volleyball[]

Team Event Group Stage Playoffs Quarterfinals / Pl. Semifinals / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Oppositions
Scores 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Sri Lanka men's Men's tournament  Thailand: L 1–3
 Vietnam: W 3–0
 China: L 1–3 		3 Did not advance  Maldives
W 3–1 		   Nepal
W 3–1 		 Vietnam
W 3–0 		13

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Roster

Sri Lanka's men's volleyball team consisted of 14 athletes.[60]


Pool E
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Thailand 3 2 1 7 8 5 1.600 301 278 1.083
2  China 3 2 1 6 8 6 1.333 313 301 1.040
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 2 3 5 6 0.833 240 244 0.984
4  Vietnam 3 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 254 285 0.891
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure


20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)
12:30 UTC+7
 Thailand  3–1  Sri Lanka , Jakarta
Attendance: 300
Referees: Aidos Akhmetov (KAZ), Keiko Tanemoto (JPN)
(13–25, 25–21, 25–23, 27–25)
Report
23 August 2018 (2018-08-23)
16:30 UTC+7
 Vietnam  0–3  Sri Lanka , Jakarta
Attendance: 200
Referees: Ebrahim Firouzi (IRI), Ebrahim Ali J Mahmoud (QAT)
(23–25, 18–25, 18–25)
Report
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)
10:00 UTC+7
 Sri Lanka  1–3  China GBK Tennis Indoor, Jakarta
Referees: Ebrahim Firouzi (IRI), Khaled Al-Zughaibi (KSA)
(15–25, 25–20, 14–25, 17–25)
Report
13th–20th quarterfinal
26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)
10:00 UTC+7
 Sri Lanka  3–1  Maldives , Jakarta
Attendance: 350
Referees: Nguyễn Quốc Huy (VIE), Ebrahim Firouzi (IRI)
(16–25, 25–18, 27–25, 25–15)
Report (AG18)
Report (AVC)
13th–16th semifinal
30 August 2018 (2018-08-30)
16:30 UTC+7
 Sri Lanka  3–1    Nepal , Jakarta
Attendance: 800
Referees: Choi Jae-hyo (KOR), Indra Muflih (INA)
(23–25, 25–16, 26–24, 25–21)
Report
13th place game
31 August 2018 (2018-08-31)
19:30 UTC+7
 Sri Lanka  3–0  Vietnam , Jakarta
Attendance: 300
Referees: Hsu Keng-hao (TPE), Agung Purwantoro (INA)
(25–21, 25–21, 25–20)
Report

Weightlifting[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered four weightlifters (two per gender).[61][62]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Thilanka Palangasinghe Men's −62 kg NM DNF
Indika Dissanayake Men's −69 kg 130 15 NM DNF
Dinusha Gomes Women's −48 kg NM DNF
Women's −53 kg 73 11 96 10 169 10

Wrestling[]

Main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered one male wrestler.[63]

Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
−57 kg Bye  Eko Roni Saputra (INA)
L 0–10 		Did not advance 15

Wushu[]

Main article: Wushu at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka entered two wushu athletes (one man and one woman).[64]

Sanda
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Men's −60 kg Bye   (LAO)
W 2–0 		  (VIE)
L 0–2 		Did not advance
Women's −52 kg N/A   (TPE)
L 0–2 		Did not advance

Demonstration sport[]

eSports[]

Main article: eSports at the 2018 Asian Games

Sri Lanka qualified one athlete in e-sports.[65]

Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
StarCraft II   (TPE)
L 0–3 		Did not advance

See also[]

  • Sri Lanka at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
  • Sri Lanka at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
  • Sri Lanka at the 2018 Asian Para Games

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