Sri Lanka at the 2022 Asian Games

Sri Lanka at the
2022 Asian Games
Sri Lanka at the; 2022 Asian Games
IOC code	SRI
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
in Hangzhou, China; 23 September 2023 – 8 October 2023
Competitors	84+12 in 20+1 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Anura Rohana; Gayanthika Abeyratne
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Officials	57
Medals; Ranked 26th	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 5
Asian Games appearances (overview)
	1951; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026;

Sri Lanka competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023. This was Sri Lanka's 19th appearance at the Asian Games, having competed at every Games since the second edition in 1951.

Originally on July 26, 2023, a team of 96 athletes (62 men and 34 women) were named to the team competing in 21 sports.^[1]^[2] A total of 57 officials (including coaches) were also included in the final delegation.^[3]^[4] In September 2023, two track and field athletes withdrew due to injury, while a male artistic gymnast was added, bringing the final team to 95 athletes (61 men and 34 women). The 95 athletes marked a decline of 78 athletes from the 2018 Asian Games, because the country chose only athletes with medal winning possibilities.^[5]

On September 14, 2023 it was announced golfer Anura Rohana and athlete Gayanthika Abeyratne would be the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^[6] At the age of 52, Rohana became the oldest flagbearer in Asian Games history.^[7]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Officially competing under Sri Lanka

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	2	1	3
Athletics	6	8	14
Badminton	1	0	1
Beach volleyball	0	2	2
Boxing	2	0	2
Chess	1	0	1
Cricket	15	15	30
Esports	4	0	4
Golf	4	0	4
Gymnastics	1	0	1
Judo	1	0	1
Karate	1	1	2
Rowing	2	2	4
Sailing	1	1	2
Squash	2	1	3
Swimming	2	1	3
Taekwondo	1	1	2
Weightlifting	2	0	2
Wushu	2	0	2
Wrestling	0	1	1
Total	50	34	84

Competing under Independent Athletes

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Rugby sevens	12	0	12

Archery

Sri Lanka entered three archers (two men and one woman).^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sajeev De Silva	Men's individual recurve
Wasantha Kumara	Men's individual compound
Anuradha Karunaratne	Women's individual compound

Athletics

Sri Lanka entered 16 athletes (eight per gender).^[8] Later Yupun Abeykoon and Ushan Thiwanka withdrew due to injury.^[9]^[10] This reduced the final team to 14 athletes (six men and eight women).^[11]

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Aruna Darshana	Men's 400 m	46.07	3 q	46.09	6
Kalinga Kumarage	Men's 400 m	45.57	1 Q	46.22	7
Aruna Darshana Dinuka Deshan Pasindu Kodikara Kalinga Kumarage Pabasara Niku Rajitha Rajakaruna	Men's 4 × 400 m relay	3:06.60	2 Q	3:02.55
Tharushi Karunarathna Nadeesha Ramanayake Jayeshi Uththara Lakshima Mendis	Women's 4 × 400 m relay	—		3:30.88 NR
Rumeshika Ratnayake	Women's 200 m	24.51	3	Did not advance
Nadeesha Ramanayake	Women's 400 m	52.67	2 Q	52.72	5
Gayanthika Abeyratne	Women's 800 m	2:07.17	Q	2:05.87	8
Tharushi Karunarathna	Women's 800 m	2:05.48	Q	2:03.20
Gayanthika Abeyratne	Women's 1500 m	—		4:18.77	4
Aruna Darshana Kalinga Kumarage Rajitha Rajakaruna Gayanthika Abeyratne Tharushi Karunarathna Nadeesha Ramanayake	Mixed 4 × 400 m relay	—		~~3:14.25~~DSQ	~~2nd~~

Field events
Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank
Sarangi Silva	Long jump	6.14	6
Dilhani Lekamge	Javelin throw	61.57 NR

Badminton

Sri Lanka entered one male badminton athlete.^[8]

Singles

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Viren Nettasinghe	Men's

Beach volleyball

Sri Lanka entered one female pair.^[8]

Athletes	Event	Preliminary Round					Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
Athletes	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Deepika Bandara Chaturika Weerasinghe	Women's	Xue / Xia (CHN) L 0–2 (5–21, 8–21)	Ivanchenko / Kabulbekova (KAZ) L 1–2 (12–21, 21–12, 8–15)	Shin / Kim (KOR) W 2–0 (25–23, 21–12)	Eslapor / Rodriguez (PHI) L 0–2 (10–21, 17–21)	4 Q	Naraphornrapat / Kongphopsarutawadee (THA) L 0–2 (10–21, 10–21)	Did not advance			9

Boxing

Sri Lanka entered two male boxers.^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rukmal Prasanna	−57 kg	Salim Hossain (BAN) L 2–3	Did not advance
Niraj Wijewardane	−71 kg	Bye	Kan Chia-wei (TPE) L 0–5	Did not advance

Chess

Sri Lanka entered one male chess player.^[8]

Men

Susal De Silva

Cricket

Sri Lanka entered one men's and women's teams (each consisting of 15 athletes) for a total of 30 competitors.^[8]

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage			Qualifier	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM / Pl.
Team	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sri Lanka women's	Women's tournament	Bye	—		Bye	Thailand W by 8 wickets 84/2–78/7	Pakistan W by 6 wickets 77/4–75/9	India L by 19 runs
Sri Lanka Men's	Men's tournament	Bye	—			Afghanistan L by 8 runs	Did not advance

Men's tournament

The Sri Lankan men's team consisted of 15 athletes. The team named was a second string team.^[12]

Roster

Women's tournament

The Sri Lankan women's team consisted of 15 athletes.^[13]

Roster

Quarterfinals

22 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard

Thailand 78/7 (15 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 84/2 (10.5 overs)
Chanida Sutthiruang 31* (24) Inoshi Priyadharshani 4/10 (3 overs)		Anushka Sanjeewani 32 (23) Thipatcha Putthawong 2/21 (3 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (IND) and Narayanan Sivan (MAS)

Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.

Semifinals

24 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard

Pakistan 75/9 (20 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 77/4 (16.3 overs)
Shawaal Zulfiqar 16 (27) Udeshika Prabodhani 3/21 (4 overs)		Harshitha Samarawickrama 23 (41) Sadia Iqbal 1/13 (4 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

Final

25 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard

India 116/7 (20 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 97/8 (20 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 46 (45) Udeshika Prabodhani 2/16 (3 overs)		Hasini Perera 25 (22) Titas Sadhu 3/6 (4 overs)

India won by 19 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)

India won the toss and elected to bat.

Esports

Sri Lanka entered four male esports competitors.^[14]^[15]^[16]

Men

Golf

Sri Lanka entered four male golfers.^[8]

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total	Rank
Prabagaran Kandasamy	Individual
Thangaraja Nadaraja
Mithun Perera
Anura Rohana
Prabagaran Kandasamy Thangaraja Nadaraja Mithun Perera Anura Rohana	Team

Gymnastics

Artistic

Sri Lanka entered one male artistic gymnast after entries were closed.^[17]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Nadila Nethviru	All-around	11.866	10.266	10.866	13.433	12.800	10.733	69.964	17 Q	12.033	10.100	10.333	13.500	12.833	12.266	71.065	17

Judo

Sri Lanka entered one judoka.^[8]

Men

Chamara Repiyallage

Karate

Sri Lanka entered two karateka (one per gender).^[8]

Men

Denetha Avihinsa

Women

Heshani Hettiarachchi

Rowing

Sri Lanka entered four rowers (two per gender).^[8]

Athletes	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mohamed Nafiran	Men's single sculls	7:37.03	4 R	7:48.92	2 SA/B	7:57.55	5 FB	7:39.20	10
Mohamed Nafiran Nuwan Ekanayaka Mudiyanselage	Men's double sculls	7:01.92	4 R	7:23.07	4 FB	—		7:05.08	9
Maheshi Bhadra	Women's single sculls	8:53.68	3 SA/B	Bye		8:57.65	5 FB	8:36.99	11
Maheshi Bhadra Jayani Hirunika	Women's double sculls	7:50.29	5 R	8:20.63	5 FB	—		8:03.66	10

Rugby sevens

Sailing

Sri Lanka entered two sailors (one per gender).^[8]

Athlete	Event	Race											Total Points	Net Points	Final Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M	Total Points	Net Points	Final Rank
Tharen Nanayakkara	Boy's ICLA4	11	11	10	11	11	11
Arianna Tranchell	Girl's ICLA4	6	7	6	3	6	7

Squash

Sri Lanka entered three squash athletes (two men and one woman).^[18]

Men

Women

Chanithma Sinaly

Swimming

Sri Lanka entered three swimmers (two men and one woman).^[19]

Men

Women

Ganga Seneviratne

Taekwondo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Wushu

Non-participating sports

Sri Lanka qualified both its men's and women's teams for the field hockey competitions.^[20] The National Sports Selection Committee of Sri Lanka (NSSC) decided to withdraw both teams due to the economic crisis facing Sri Lanka and lack of medal chances.^[20]

Notes

^ 12 rugby sevens athletes officially competed as Independent Athletes (OCA) competing under the Olympic Council of Asia flag

References

^ "153-Member contingent for this year's Asian Games". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ "96 athletes from SL to compete in this year's Asian Games". The Morning. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ Premalal, Susil (26 July 2023). "Minister approves 153-member contingent for Asian Games". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Laka. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ Rahaman, TB (30 July 2023). "20 managers, 24 coaches accompany athletes to Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ Mohammed, Ahmed (26 March 2023). "Sri Lanka to compete in 17 sports at Asian Games". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ Priyankara, Niroshan (14 September 2023). "Anura and Gayanthika to lead Sri Lanka at Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ Jayakody, Sajeewa (18 September 2023). "Anura Rohana to make Asian Games history at 52". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "57 officials on the bandwagon for Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Mirza, Firoz (13 September 2023). "South Asia's fastest sprinter Yupun Abeykoon out of Asian Games". The New Indian Express. Chennai, India. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ Fernando, Reemus (13 September 2023). "Blow to SL medal hopes as Yupun withdraws from Asian Games". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ Ratnaweera, Dhammika (13 September 2023). "Yupun withdraws from Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ "Arachchige, Chamari lead men's and women's teams at Asian Games cricket". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Cricket Squads announced for Asian Games". www.thepapare.com. Dialog Axiata. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Sri Lanka's National Esports Team looking to bring back gold". bizenglish.adaderana.lk. Ada Derana. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ "Sri Lanka's National Esports Team eyeing Asian Games Gold". themorning.lk. The Morning. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ "Sri Lanka's National Esports Team". newswire.lk. Newswire. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ Jayakody, Sajeewa (10 September 2023). "Unwanted Sri Lankan becomes most wanted". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ Jayakody, Sajeewa (12 September 2023). "Sri Lanka's squash stars eye medals at Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ Jayakody, Sajeewa (14 September 2023). "Sri Lanka to send strong swimming contingent to Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Premalal, Susil (26 January 2023). "Hockey removed from Sri Lanka Asian Games contingent". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Laka. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[rugby-sevens-1] 12 rugby sevens athletes officially competed as Independent Athletes (OCA) competing under the Olympic Council of Asia flag

[2] "153-Member contingent for this year's Asian Games". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[3] "96 athletes from SL to compete in this year's Asian Games". The Morning. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[4] Premalal, Susil (26 July 2023). "Minister approves 153-member contingent for Asian Games". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Laka. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[5] Rahaman, TB (30 July 2023). "20 managers, 24 coaches accompany athletes to Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[6] Mohammed, Ahmed (26 March 2023). "Sri Lanka to compete in 17 sports at Asian Games". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[7] Priyankara, Niroshan (14 September 2023). "Anura and Gayanthika to lead Sri Lanka at Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[8] Jayakody, Sajeewa (18 September 2023). "Anura Rohana to make Asian Games history at 52". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[team-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "57 officials on the bandwagon for Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[10] Mirza, Firoz (13 September 2023). "South Asia's fastest sprinter Yupun Abeykoon out of Asian Games". The New Indian Express. Chennai, India. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[11] Fernando, Reemus (13 September 2023). "Blow to SL medal hopes as Yupun withdraws from Asian Games". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[12] Ratnaweera, Dhammika (13 September 2023). "Yupun withdraws from Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[13] "Arachchige, Chamari lead men's and women's teams at Asian Games cricket". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[14] "Cricket Squads announced for Asian Games". www.thepapare.com. Dialog Axiata. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[15] "Sri Lanka's National Esports Team looking to bring back gold". bizenglish.adaderana.lk. Ada Derana. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[16] "Sri Lanka's National Esports Team eyeing Asian Games Gold". themorning.lk. The Morning. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[17] "Sri Lanka's National Esports Team". newswire.lk. Newswire. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[18] Jayakody, Sajeewa (10 September 2023). "Unwanted Sri Lankan becomes most wanted". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[19] Jayakody, Sajeewa (12 September 2023). "Sri Lanka's squash stars eye medals at Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[20] Jayakody, Sajeewa (14 September 2023). "Sri Lanka to send strong swimming contingent to Asian Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[fh-21] Premalal, Susil (26 January 2023). "Hockey removed from Sri Lanka Asian Games contingent". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Laka. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

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