# Sri Lanka at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, 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.

## Medals

| | | | | Total |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Chinthana Vidanage | Weightlifting | Men's 69kg | October 6 |
| Bronze | Sudesh Peiris | Weightlifting | Men's 62kg | October 5 |

## Archery

Sri Lanka will send 4 archers to the 2010 commonwealth games.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nipun Seneviratne | Recurve individual | | | | | | | | |
| Hewa Perera | Recurve individual | | | | | | | | |
| Lakmal Rajasinghe | Recurve individual | | | | | | | | |
| Nipun Seneviratne Hewa Perera Lakmal Rajasinghe | Team Recurve | | | | | | | | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dilhara Salgado | Recurve individual | | | | | | | | |

## Athletics

Sri Lanka sent a team of 15 athletes to the 2010 Commonwealth games.
Men
| Athlete(s) | Events | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Shehan Abepitiya | 100 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shehan Abepitiya | 200 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K.P. Jayathilaka | T-46 100 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thanuja Viduranga | T-46 100 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prasanna Amarasekera | 400 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chaminda Wijekoon | 1500 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prasanna Amarasekera Uditha Wickramasinghe Shalitha Ramanayake Kasun Seneviratne Nalin Karunarathna Rohitha Pushpakumara | 4x400 metre relay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manjula Kumara | High Jump | - | - | | | | | - | - |
| Nalin Ratnasiri | High Jump | - | - | | | | | - | - |
Women
| Athlete(s) | Events | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Chandrika Subashani | 400 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadeeka Lakmali | Javelin | - | - | | | | | - | - |
| C.D. Priyadarshani | Long jump | - | - | | | | | - | - |

## Badminton

Sri Lanka will send 6 shuttlers. The mixed doubles and women's doubles teams are currently unannounced.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Dinuka Karunaratne | Singles | | | | | |
| Niluka Karunaratne | Singles | | | | | |
| Lasitha Karunathilaka | Singles | | | | | |
| Dinuka Karunaratne Niluka Karunaratne | Doubles | | | | | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Thilini Jayasinghe | Singles | | | | | |
| Chandrika de Silva | Singles | | | | | |
| Subodha Dahanayake | Singles | | | | | |
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

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Boxing

Sri Lanka will send 7 boxers.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Chaminda Thennakoon | Light Flyweight | | | | | |
| D.M. Samarasekara | Flyweight | | | | | |
| Manju Wanniarachchi | Lightweight | | | | | |
| Kamal Sameera | Light Welterweight | | | | | |
| Asanka Rajapaksha | Welterweight | | | | | |
| Suranga Mudannayaka | Middleweight | | | | | |
| Ranil Jayathilaka | Light heavyweight | | | | | |

## Cycling

Sri Lanka will send 5 cyclists.
Men

### Road

Men
| Athlete | Event |
| Lakshman Wijeratne | Road race |
| Lakshman Wijeratne | Time trial |
| Janaka Kumara | Road race |
| Janaka Kumara | Time trial |
| Dane Nugera | Road race |
| Dane Nugera | Time trial |
| Ishan Sandakelum | Road race |
| Ishan Sandakelum | Time trial |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Lasanthi Gunathilaka | Road race | | |
| Lasanthi Gunathilaka | Time trial | | |

## 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.
* 11 October 2010 10:50
| Australia | v | Sri Lanka |
* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 14:04
| England | v | Sri Lanka |
* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 16:26
| Uganda | v | Sri Lanka |
* Delhi University, New Delhi

## Squash

Sri Lanka competed in squash at the 2010 Commonwealth games.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Navin Samarasinghe | Singles | B Hindle (MLT) | | | | | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Sharya Guruge | Singles | S Madhani (KEN) | | | | | |

### Pool 6

| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Waters – Grant (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Chinappa – Sandhu (IND) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Guruge – Samarasinghe (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Curgenven – Birch (GUE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Shooting

Sri Lanka will send 3 shooters to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

### Men

* Edirisinghe Senanayake
* Sarath Chandrasiri
* Mangala Samarakoon

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sunil Amarasinghe | 50 m freestyle S9 | | | | | | |
| Niluka Thilakaratne | 50 m freestyle S10 | | | | | | |
| Heshan Unamboowe | 50 m freestyle | | | | | | |
| Heshan Unamboowe | 50 m backstroke | | | | | | |
| Heshan Unamboowe | 100 m backstroke | | | | | | |
| Matthew Abeysinghe | 100 m freestyle | | | | | | |
| Matthew Abeysinghe | 200 m freestyle | | | | | | |
| Matthew Abeysinghe | 400 m freestyle | | | | | | |
| Conrad Francis | 50 m breaststroke | | | | | | |
| Conrad Francis | 200 m butterfly | | | | | | |
| Conrad Francis | 100 m butterfly | | | | | | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Madhawee Weerathunga | 50 m freestyle | | | | | | |
| Madhawee Weerathunga | 100 m freestyle | | | | | | |
| Lihini Dias | 50 m freestyle | | | | | | |
| Lihini Dias | 50 m breaststroke | | | | | | |
| Sachini Amarasinghe | 50 m backstroke | | | | | | |
| Sachini Amarasinghe | 50 m breaststroke | | | | | | |

## Synchronized swimming

Sri Lanka competed in synchronized swimming for the first time at the Commonwealth games.
| Athlete | Event | Technical Routine | Technical Routine | Free Routine (Preliminary) | Free Routine (Preliminary) | Free Routine (Preliminary) | Free Routine (Preliminary) | Free Routine (Final) | Free Routine (Final) | Free Routine (Final) | Free Routine (Final) |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total Points | Rank |
| Dehara Katipearachchi | Solo | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elisha Gomes Dehara Katipearachchi | Duet | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Thangarajah Dineshkanthan | Singles | | | | | |
| Harshana Godamanna | Singles | | | | | |
| Amresh Jayawickrema | Singles | David (BER) W 6-1 6-2 | | | | |
| Rajeev Rajapakse | Singles | | | | | |
| Harshana Godamanna Rajeev Rajapakse | Doubles | | | | | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Amritha Muttiah | Singles | | | | | |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Harshana Godamanna Amritha Muttiah | Mixed doubles | | | | | |

## Weightlifting

Sri Lanka sent a team of 10 weightlifters.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Kamal Bandara | -56 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangeth Wijesooriya | -56 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sudesh Peiris | -62 kg | - | - | - | - | - | Bronze |
| Romesh Samarasekara | -62 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinthana Vidanage | -69 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indika Dissanayake | -85 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thusitha Abeykoon | -94 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manjula Wijerathna | -105+ kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Men – EAD (Powerlifting)

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Kamal Bandara | -48 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanath Kumara | -52 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |

## Wrestling

Sri Lanka will send 3 wrestlers to New Delhi

### Men's Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage Round 1 | Repechage Round 2 | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Yaparathna Kumara | −55 kg | | | | | | |
| Saman Kumara | −60 kg | | | | | | |
| Roshan Indika | −66 kg | | | | | | |