Chamara Repiyallage also known as Chamara Dharmawardana (born 10 May 1992) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

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. He is also attached with Sri Lanka Air Force.

Career

Chamara represented Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games which was his maiden appearance at the Commonwealth Games. He competed in the men's 73kg event at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

and reached round of 16 before being eliminated by

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. He represented Sri Lanka at the 2016 Summer Olympics which also marked his debut Olympic appearance and competed in the men's 73 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the third round by

Lasha Shavdatuashvili Lasha Shavdatuashvili ( ka, ლაშა შავდათუაშვილი; born 31 January 1992) is a Georgian judoka. Shavdatuashvili is one of the most successful judoka of the early 21st century, having won Olympic medals at the 2012, ...

. He clinched a silver medal in the 73kg event at the

2016 South Asian Games The 2016 South Asian Games, officially the XII South Asian Games, is a major multi-sport event which took place from 5 February to 16 February 2016 in Guwahati and Shillong, India. A total of 2,672 athletes competed in 226 events over 22 sports ...

. He also competed in the men's 73kg event at the

2017 World Judo Championships The 2017 World Judo Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, between 28 August and 3 September 2017 at László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The announcement of the host city took place on 23 March 2015. Medal summary ...

and also competed in the men's 73kg event at the

2019 World Judo Championships The 2019 World Judo Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 1 September 2019. Schedule ''All times are local (Japan Standard Time, UTC+9).'' Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Mixed events Prize m ...

He made his Asian Games debut during the 2018 Asian Games and competed in the men's 73kg event. He secured a gold medal in the 73kg category at the

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. Chamara has qualified for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

through an invitation from the Tripartite Commission, and will be Sri Lanka's flag bearer at the

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alongside gymnast Milka Gehani.

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* 1992 births Living people People from Central Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan male judoka Olympic judoka of Sri Lanka Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics South Asian Games medalists in judo South Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka South Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka 20th-century Sri Lankan people 21st-century Sri Lankan people {{SriLanka-judo-bio-stub