# Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games

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. Athlete Manjula Kumara was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.

## 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 |

## Athletics

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

### 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)

## 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Maldives | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Semi finals |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Semi finals |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |

### Women's tournament
## 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

## Weightlifting

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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | 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 | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | 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 | | | | | | |