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 ...

competed in the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

held in

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, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. Sri Lanka was represented by 94 athletes (73 male, 21 female)
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. Chinthana Vidanage was the flag bearer.

2010 Commonwealth Games medal table, Medals

Medalists

Archery

Sri Lanka will send 4 archers to the 2010 commonwealth games. Men Women

Athletics

Sri Lanka sent a team of 15 athletes to the 2010 Commonwealth games. Men Women

Badminton

Sri Lanka will send 6 shuttlers. The mixed doubles and women's doubles teams are currently unannounced. Men Women 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

Boxing

Sri Lanka will send 7 boxers. Men

Cycling

Sri Lanka will send 5 cyclists. Men

Road

Men Women

Gymnastics

Sri Lanka will send a gymnastics team of 5 for the 2010 Commonwealth games.

Artistic

Men * Tharindu Paththapperuma * Prasad Sameera Ekanayake Women * Ganesha Abeysundara * Amindha Rathnayake

Rugby sevens

Sri Lanka has qualified a rugby sevens team for the 2010 Commonwealth games. The team will consist of 12 athletes. * Mahesh Liyanage * Gayan Weerarathne * Saliya Kumara * Kuruppu Saranga * Harsha Weerarathna * Radhika Hettiarachchi * Darshana Ethipola * Mithra Jayasinghe * Danuska Hadapangodage * Chanaka Chandimal * Charitha Senevirathna * Dilan Soysa ---- ---- ---- ----

Squash

Sri Lanka competed in squash at the 2010 Commonwealth games. Men Women ;Mixed ;Pool 6

Shooting

Sri Lanka will send 3 shooters to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. ;Men * Edirisinghe Senanayake *

Sarath Chandrasiri Sarath Chandrasiri (13 June 1964 – 4 December 2021: as සරත් චන්ද්‍රසිරි) inhala was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is best known for the role "Samagipura Wasantha" in popular televisio ...

* Mangala Samarakoon

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Synchronized swimming

Sri Lanka competed in synchronized swimming for the first time at the Commonwealth games.

Table tennis

Sri Lanka will send 6 paddlers. ;Men * Rohan Sirisena * Dinesh Deshappriya * Nirmala Bandara Jayasinghe ;Women * Nuwani Nawodya * Ishara Mudurangi * Kavindi Rukmali Sahabandu

Tennis

Men Women Mixed

Weightlifting

Sri Lanka sent a team of 10 weightlifters. Men ;Men – EAD (Powerlifting)

Wrestling

Sri Lanka will send 3 wrestlers to New Delhi ;Men's Freestyle

References

{{country at games navbox, Sri Lanka, Commonwealth Games, 1938 Nations at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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