en Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games

Sri Lanka at the
2016 South Asian Games
Sri Lanka at the; 2016 South Asian Games
IOC code	SRI
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
in Guwahati and Shillong
Competitors	484 in 23 sports
Flag bearer	Manjula Kumara
Medals; Ranked 2nd	Gold 25 Silver 64 Bronze 98 Total 187
South Asian Games appearances (overview)
	1984; 1985; 1987; 1989; 1991; 1993; 1995; 1999; 2004; 2006; 2010; 2016; 2019; 2025;

Sri Lanka contested in the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong, India from 5 February to 16 February 2016. The team consisted of 484 athletes (257 men and 227 women) in all 23 sports.^[1] Athlete Manjula Kumara was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.^[2]

Medal summary

Medal table


Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Swimming	12	16	11	39
Athletics	9	11	17	37
Cycling	2	2	3	7
Weightlifting	1	9	5	15
Wushu	1	1	4	6
Wrestling	0	5	7	12
Boxing	0	5	4	9
Shooting	0	4	8	12
Badminton	0	2	6	8
Archery	0	2	0	2
Volleyball	0	2	0	2
Table tennis	0	1	10	11
Judo	0	1	6	7
Taekwondo	0	1	4	5
Squash	0	1	2	3
Field hockey	0	1	0	1
Tennis	0	0	7	7
Kabaddi	0	0	2	2
Triathlon	0	0	2	2
Football	0	0	0	0
Handball	0	0	0	0
Kho-Kho	0	0	0	0
Totals (22 entries)	25	64	98	187

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Mathew Abeysinghe	Swimming	100 m freestyle
Gold	Mathew Abeysinghe	Swimming	50 m freestyle
Gold	Mathew Abeysinghe	Swimming	200 m freestyle
Gold	Mathew Abeysinghe	Swimming	100 m butterfly
Gold	Mathew Abeysinghe	Swimming	200 m individual medley
Gold	Mathew Abeysinghe	Swimming	400 m individual medley
Gold	Cherantha De Silva Kyle Abeysinghe Shehan De Silva, Mathew Abeysinghe	Swimming	Men's 4x100m freestyle relay
Gold	Kimiko Raheem	Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle
Gold	Kimiko Raheem	Swimming	Women's 100m Freestyle
Gold	Kimiko Raheem	Swimming	Women's 50 m backstroke
Gold	Kimiko Raheem	Swimming	Women's 100 m backstroke
Gold	Kimiko Raheem	Swimming	Women's 200 m backstroke
Gold	Jeevan Jayasinghe	Cycling	60km Criterium
Gold	Jeevan Jayasinghe	Cycling	100km Individual Road Race
Gold	Sudesh Peiris	Weightlifting	Men's 62kg
Gold	P.L.H. Lakshanl	Wushu	Men's Taolu - Changquan
Gold	Himasha Eashan	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
Gold	M.V. Suranjaya De Silva	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
Gold	Indunil Herath	Athletics	Men's 800 metres
Gold	Sri Lanka	Athletics	4×100 metres relay
Gold	Manjula Kumara	Athletics	High jump
Gold	Ishara Sandaruwan	Athletics	Pole vault
Gold	Rumeshika Rathnayake	Athletics	100 metres
Gold	Nimali Liyanarachchi	Athletics	800 metres
Gold	Sri Lanka	Athletics	4×100 metres relay

Archery

Athletics

Sri Lanka's team consists of 69 athletes (41 men and 28 women)^[3]

Men

Himasha Eashan (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)
Lionel Samarajeewa (10,000m)
Saman Kumara (10,000m)
Anuradha Cooray (Marathon)
Amila Kumara (Marathon)
Hasith Nirmal (110m Hurudles)
Saliya Randeewa (110m Hurdles)
Aravinda Chathuranga (400m Hurdles)
C.R. Seneviratne (400m Hurdles)
Manjula Kumara (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 (4x100m)
S.L. Wickramasinghe (4X100m)
Umanga Surendra (4X100m)
Kasun Seneviratne (4X400m)
Kalinga Kumarage (4x400m)
Madhumal Peries (4X400m)
Anjana Gunarathne (4X400m)

Women

Rumeshika Rathnayake (100m, 200m, 4X100m)
Chamali Priyadarshani (100m, long jump, 4X100m)
S.S. Jayathilaka (200m, 4X100m)
Chandrika Rasnayake (400m, 4x400m)
Omaya Udayangani (400m, 4x400m)
Nimali Liyanarachchi (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 (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.^[4]

Football

Men's tournament

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maldives	2	1	1	5	4	+1	3	Advance to Semi finals
2	India	2	1	1	3	3	0	3	Advance to Semi finals
3	Sri Lanka	2	1	1	2	3	−1	3

Source: Futbo24
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

6 February 2016

14:00

India	0–1	Sri Lanka
		Zarwan Johar 12'

Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Attendance: 8000

8 February 2016

17:00

Maldives	v	Sri Lanka

Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

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).^[5]

Men

Women

Triathlon

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Sri Lanka's team consists of fifteen athletes (eight men and seven women).^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Chathuranga Lakmal	−56 kg	111	1	128	2	239
Sudesh Peiris	−62 kg	115	1	150	1	265
Indika Dissanayake	−69 kg	128	1	153	2	281
Chinthana Vidanage	−77 kg	133	2	167	2	300
Romesh Samarasekara	−85 kg
Thusitha Abeykoon	−94 kg
Chanaka Peters	−105 kg
Saman Abeywickrema	+105 kg

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Hansani Gomes	−48 kg	65	2	80	2	145
Chamari Warnakulasooriya	−53 kg	65	2	85	2	150
Maheshi Umera	−58 kg	61	3	81	3	142
Vinodani Dharmasena	−63 kg	63	3	75	2	138
Chaturika Priyanthi	−69 kg	71	3	90	3	161
Ashini Wickramasinghe	−75 kg
Anushka Kaluthanthri	+75 kg

Wrestling

Wushu

References

^ "Sri Lanka to field 484 athletes in 23 disciplines". Daily news. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ "Manjula to lead Sri Lanka". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ Kaluarachchi, Anjana (24 January 2015). "69 athletes and 20 officials have been included in the Sri Lankan contingent for the South Asian Games". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
^ "Hockey: Well balanced Sri Lanka Women's team for SAG". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Colombo, Sri Lanka. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ "Sri Lanka Tennis Team for South Asian Games 2016". ft.lk. Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ Rajapakse, Sirinama (25 January 2015). "Lifters carry needless burdens". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

[team-1] "Sri Lanka to field 484 athletes in 23 disciplines". Daily news. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[2] "Manjula to lead Sri Lanka". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[3] Kaluarachchi, Anjana (24 January 2015). "69 athletes and 20 officials have been included in the Sri Lankan contingent for the South Asian Games". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[4] "Hockey: Well balanced Sri Lanka Women's team for SAG". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Colombo, Sri Lanka. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[5] "Sri Lanka Tennis Team for South Asian Games 2016". ft.lk. Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[6] Rajapakse, Sirinama (25 January 2015). "Lifters carry needless burdens". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

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Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games