A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | SRI |
CGA | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
Website | olympic |
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | |
Competitors | 110 (50 men and 60 women) in 13 sports |
Flag bearers | Indika Dissanayake Chamari Athapaththu |
Medals Ranked 31st |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Sri Lanka competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] This was Sri Lanka's 17th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
On June 30, 2022 the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka announced a team of 114 athletes (54 men and 60 women).[2] For the first time ever, more women will compete than men.[3][4] On July 19, 2022, the table tennis team of four male athletes was withdrawn, meaning the final team size was 50 men and 60 women (110 total athletes) competing in 13 sports.[5][6]
Weightlifter Indika Dissanayake and cricketer Chamari Athapaththu were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[7][8]
Sri Lanka finished the competition with four medals (one silver and three bronze), ranking the country 31st overall on the medal table. Sri Lanka won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal in the sport of wrestling.[9]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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3x3 basketball | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Athletics | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Badminton | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Beach volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Boxing | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Cricket | — | 15 | 15 |
Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gymnastics | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Judo | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Rugby sevens | 13 | 13 | 26 |
Squash | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Weightlifting | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Wrestling | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Total | 50 | 60 | 110 |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Palitha Bandara | Athletics | Men's discus throw F44/64 | August 3 |
Bronze | Dilanka Isuru Kumara | Weightlifting | Men's 55 kg | July 30 |
Bronze | Yupun Abeykoon | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | August 3 |
Bronze | Nethmi Poruthotage | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 57 kg | August 5 |
3x3 basketball
By virtue of its status as the top Commonwealth Asian nation in the respective FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings for men and women (on 1 November 2021), Sri Lanka qualified for both tournaments.[10][11]
- Summary
Team | Event | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM / PM | ||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Sri Lanka men | Men's tournament | Scotland L 9–16 |
Kenya L 18–21 |
Canada L 8–21 |
4 | did not advance | 7 | ||
Sri Lanka women | Women's tournament | Kenya L 8–21 |
Scotland L 5–21 |
Australia L 2–21 |
4 | did not advance | 8 |
Men's tournament
- Roster
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 43 | +9 | Direct to semi-finals |
2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 41 | +15 | Quarter-finals |
3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 48 | −1 | |
4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 58 | −23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
Women's tournament
- Roster
Group A