Sri Lanka at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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]

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 bearer	Opening:Chinthana Vidanage Closing:
Medals Ranked 20th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Officials	45
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Medals

				Total
Sri Lanka	0	1	1	2

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Silver Chinthana Vidanage Weightlifting Men's 69kg October 6  Bronze Sudesh Peiris Weightlifting Men's 62kg October 5 Archery 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 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 Score Seed Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Dilhara Salgado Recurve individual Athletics Sri Lanka sent a team of 15 athletes to the 2010 Commonwealth games.[5] Men Athlete(s) Events Round 1 Round 2 Semifinal Final 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 Gayan Wickremanayake 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 Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Chandrika Subashani 400 m - - - - - - - - Nadeeka Lakmali Javelin - - - - C.D. Priyadarshani Long jump - - - - Badminton 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 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 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  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 Sri Lanka will send 7 boxers.[4] Men Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 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 [3] Sri Lanka will send 5 cyclists.[4] Men Road Men Athlete Event Time Rank 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 Lasanthi Gunathilaka Road race Time trial Gymnastics Sri Lanka will send a gymnastics team of 5 for the 2010 Commonwealth games.[7] Artistic Men Tharindu Paththapperuma[1] Prasad Sameera Ekanayake Women Ganesha Abeysundara[1] Amindha Rathnayake[1] Rugby sevens 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 11 October 2010[9] 10:50[9] Australia  v  Sri Lanka Delhi University, New Delhi 11 October 2010[9] 14:04[9] England  v  Sri Lanka Delhi University, New Delhi 11 October 2010[9] 16:26[9] Uganda  v  Sri Lanka Delhi University, New Delhi Squash 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 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 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 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 [3] Sri Lanka will send 3 shooters to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[4] Men Edirisinghe Senanayake[4] Sarath Chandrasiri Mangala Samarakoon Swimming Men Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final 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 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 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) Points Rank Points Rank Total Points Rank Points Rank Total Points Rank Dehara Katipearachchi Solo Elisha Gomes Dehara Katipearachchi Duet Table tennis 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 Men Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 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 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 Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Harshana Godamanna Amritha Muttiah Mixed doubles Weightlifting Sri Lanka sent a team of 10 weightlifters.[12] Men Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank 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 Result Rank Result Rank Kamal Bandara -48 kg - - - - - - Sanath Kumara -52 kg - - - - - - Wrestling [3] Sri Lanka will send 3 wrestlers to New Delhi[4] [1] Men's Freestyle Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Final 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 2010 Commonwealth Games References "Archived copy". 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