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 ...

contested in 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 ...

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and

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from 5 February to 16 February 2016. The team consisted of 484 athletes (257 men and 227 women) in all 23 sports. Athlete

Manjula Kumara Manjula Kumara Pathiranage Wijesekara (born 30 January 1984 in Morawaka) is a Sri Lankan high jumper. He has been regarded as one of the most experienced high jumpers to have represented the country mainly in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Gam ...

was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Archery

Athletics

Sri Lanka's team consists of 69 athletes (41 men and 28 women) ;Men *

Himasha Eashan Himasha Eshan Waththakankanamge is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 200 and 100 metres. He studied at the Kalutara Vidyalaya. He held the South Asian and Sri Lankan records in the 100 m sprint with the time of 10.26 seconds, until ...

(100m, 4X100m) * Mohommed Ashraful (100m, 4X100m) * Vinoj Suranjaya Silva (200m, 4X100m) * Mohommed Rajaskhan (200m) * Dilip Ruwan (400m, 4X400m) * Ajith Premakumara (400m, 4x400m) * Indunil Herath (800m), * Hemantha Kumara (800m) * Chinthaka Somawardana (1500m) * Sanjeewa Lakmal (1500m) * M.S. Pushpakumara (5000m) * G.N. Bandara (5000m) *

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(10,000m) * Saman Kumara (10,000m) *

Anuradha Cooray Anuradha Indrajith Cooray (born March 24, 1978) is a Sri Lankan marathon runner. Cooray was a competitor at the 2004 Olympic games, finishing 30th out of 113 in the marathon with a time of 2:19:24. He won the gold medal in the marathon at the SAF ...

(Marathon) * Amila Kumara (Marathon) * Hasith Nirmal (110m Hurudles) * Saliya Randeewa (110m Hurdles) * Aravinda Chathuranga (400m Hurdles) * C.R. Seneviratne (400m Hurdles) *

(High Jump) * A.K. Pathirana (High Jump) * Ishara Sandaruwan (Pole Vault) * A.C. Fernando (Pole Vault) * D.M. Liyanapathiranage (Long Jump) * Amila Jayasiri (Long Jump) * Eranda Fernando (Triple Jump) * Dulan Thilakaratne (Triple Jump) * Joy Dhanushka Perera (Shot Put) * U.P. Jayawardana (Discus Throw) * Sisira Kumara (Hammer Throw) * E.P. Alanson (Hammer Throw) * Sumeda Ranasinghe (Javelin Throw) * Sampath Ranasinghe (Javelin Throw) *

Shehan Ambepitiya Shehan Abeyptiya is a Sri Lankan male athlete who won 3 gold medals at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. He also competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल ख ...

(4x100m) * S.L. Wickramasinghe (4X100m) * Umanga Surendra (4X100m) * Kasun Seneviratne (4X400m) * Kalinga Kumarage (4x400m) * Madhumal Peries (4X400m) * Anjana Gunarathne (4X400m) ;Women *

Rumeshika Rathnayake Rumeshika Kumari Ratnayake (born 27 June 1996) is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specialising in the 100 and 200 meters events. She is the current fastest South Asian woman over 100 m, winning the gold at 2016 South Asian Games. She won the Bronze ...

(100m, 200m, 4X100m) * Chamali Priyadarshani (100m, long jump, 4X100m) * S.S. Jayathilaka (200m, 4X100m) * Chandrika Rasnayake (400m, 4x400m) * Omaya Udayangani (400m, 4x400m) *

Nimali Liyanarachchi Nimali Waliwarsha Konda Liyanarachchi (born 19 September 1989) is a Sri Lankan 800 m runner and current national record holder in women's 1500m event. She is also believed to be the first Sri Lankan woman to have competed in steeplechase events ...

(800m) * Gayanthika Abeyrathne (800m, 1500m, 4X400m) * Nilani Rathnayake (1500m, 5000m) * S.A. Lamahewage (10,000m) * Niluka Geethani Rajasekara (Marathon) * Lakmini Anuradhi (Marathon) * Ireshani Rajasinghe (100m Hurdles) * Lakshika Sugandhi (100m Hurdles, 4X100m) * Eranga Dulakshi (400m Hurdles) * Kaushalya Madushani (400m Hurdles) * Tharanga Vinodani (High Jump) * Dulanjali Ranasinghe (High Jump) * Sarangi Silva (Long Jump) * Vidusha Lakshani (Triple Jump) * Hashini Balasooriya (Triple Jump) * Tharika Fernando (Shot Put) *

Nadeeka Lakmali Nadeeka Lakmali Bambarenda Liyanage (born September 18, 1981 in Elpitiya, Galle) is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower. She is regarded one of the finest javelin throwers in Sri Lanka with global fame. She is also attached with the Sri Lanka Army Volun ...

(Javelin Throw) * Dilhani Lekamge (Javelin Throw) * Nadeeshani Waragoda (4X100m) * S.L. Vidanaduruge (4X100m) * Geethani Pathmakumari (4X400m) * Upamali Rathnakumari (4X400m) * Nirmali Madushika (4X400m)

Badminton

Boxing

Cycling

Field hockey

;Men's tournament ;Women's tournament Sri Lanka's women's team was announced on 3 February 2016. * Geethani Abeyratne * Yamuna Wijesuriya * Jeewanthi Keerthiratne * Buddhika Gunaratne * Pradeepa Nilmini * Harshani Wickremasinghe * Shanika Upeksha * Geethika Damayanthi * Nawanjana Ekanayake * Sandaruwani Jayaratne * Sakuntala Illeperuma * I.D. Weerabahu * Chathurika Wijesuriya * Madhushani Jayanetti * C.T. Themiyadasa * C.D. Premasiri

Football

;Men's tournament ---- ;Women's tournament

Handball

Judo

Kabbadi

Kho-Kho

Shooting

Squash

Swimming

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Sri Lanka's team consists of eight athletes (four men and four women). ;Men * Harshana Godamanne * Dinesh Thangarajah * Sharmal Dissanayake * Yasitha de Silva ;Women * Amritha Muttaih * Medhira Samarasinghe * Thisuri Molligoda * Nethmie Waduge

Triathlon

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Sri Lanka's team consists of fifteen athletes (eight men and seven women). ;Men ;Women

Wrestling

Wushu

References

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