Sri Lanka at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games
Sri Lanka at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games | |
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IOC code | SRI |
NOC | |
Website | www |
in Abu Dhabi 14–21 March | |
Competitors | 20 in 5 sports |
Medals |
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Serendib competed at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 14 to 21 March 2019.[1] This was Sri Lanka's third participation at the Special Olympics World Summer Games since making its debut at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games.[2]
20 athletes competed at the multi-sporting event in 5 different sports. Serendib clinched 4 medals at the event including 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals.[3] Kavinda Rathuwaduge and Vinoth Mudalige claimed silver medal in the unified badminton men's doubles event which was not included as a part of Serendib medal tally during the games.
Participants[]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Badminton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Bocce | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Football | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Swimming | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Medallists[]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Athletics | Men's long jump M03 | |
Gold | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle | |
Silver | Athletics | Men's 100m | |
Silver | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle |
References[]
- ^ "SO Serendib". English. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ "Special Olympics Serendib: WELCOME TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS SERENDIB". Special Olympics Serendib. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ www.ceylonathletics.com (2019-03-20). "SRI LANKA WINS A TWO GOLD AND TWO SILVER AT SPECIAL OLYMPIC WORLD GAMES - Ceylon Athletics News". Ceylon Athletics News & information Portal | Fixtures | Results | Video | Photos. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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