# Sri Lanka at the 2022 Asian Games

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. A total of 57 officials (including coaches) were also included in the final delegation. 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.
On September 14, 2023 it was announced golfer Anura Rohana and athlete Gayanthika Abeyratne would be the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. At the age of 52, Rohana became the oldest flagbearer in Asian Games history.

## 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).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | 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). Later Yupun Abeykoon and Ushan Thiwanka withdrew due to injury. This reduced the final team to 14 athletes (six men and eight women).

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | 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 | 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 | — | — | 3:14.25DSQ | 2nd |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | 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.

### 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.
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

## Boxing

Sri Lanka entered two male boxers.

### 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Niraj Wijewardane | −71 kg | Bye | Kan Chia-wei (TPE) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Chess

Sri Lanka entered one male chess player.

### 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.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Qualifier | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | 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 | Did not advance | |

### Men's tournament

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

#### Roster

* Lasith Croospulle
* Shevon Daniel
* Ashen Bandara
* Sahan Arachchige
* Ahan Wickramasinghe
* Lahiru Udara
* Ravindu Fernando
* Ranitha Liyanarachchi
* Nuwanidu Fernando
* Sachitha Jayatilaka
* Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
* Nimesh Vimukthi
* Lahiru Samarakoon
* Nuwan Thushara
* Isitha Wijesundera

### Women's tournament

The Sri Lankan women's team consisted of 15 athletes.

#### Roster

* Chamari Athapaththu
* Harshitha Samarawickrama
* Vishmi Gunaratne
* Nilakshi de Silva
* Kaveesha Dilhari
* Imesha Dulani
* Anushka Sanjeewani
* Oshadi Ranasinghe
* Sugandika Kumari
* Inoka Ranaweera
* Udeshika Prabodhani
* Hasini Perera
* Kaushini Nuthyangana
* Achini Kulasooriya
* Inoshi Fernando

#### 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.

### Men

* Chamuditha Watshan
* Rizny Azmy
* Riham Ramzi
* Ramesh Kavindu

## Golf

Sri Lanka entered four male golfers.

### Men

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

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Sri Lanka entered one male artistic gymnast after entries were closed.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 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.

### Men

* Chamara Repiyallage

## Karate

Sri Lanka entered two karateka (one per gender).

### Men

* Denetha Avihinsa

### Women

* Heshani Hettiarachchi

## Rowing

Sri Lanka entered four rowers (two per gender).
| Athletes | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | 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 | 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 |

## Sailing

Sri Lanka entered two sailors (one per gender).
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | 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).

### Men

* Ravindu Laksiri
* Shamil Wakeel

### Women

* Chanithma Sinaly

## Swimming

Sri Lanka entered three swimmers (two men and one woman).

### Men

* Matthew Abeysinghe
* Akalanka Peris

### Women

* Ganga Seneviratne

## Non-participating sports

Sri Lanka qualified both its men's and women's teams for the field hockey competitions. 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.