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Sri Lanka at the 2010 Asian Games

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Sri Lanka at the
2010 Asian Games
IOC codeSRI
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
in Guangzhou
Competitors104 in 24 sports
Flag bearer Mithun Perera[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Sri Lanka participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Archery

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Sri Lanka sent 5 archers for the multi-sport event including 3 men and 2 women archers.[2]

Men
Women

Athletics

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Sri Lanka sent 21 athletes for the competition.[2]

Men
Women

Badminton

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Sri Lanka sent 4 badminton athletes including 2 men and women for the event.[2]

Men
Women

Beach Volleyball

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Sri Lanka sent 2 men and women beach volleyball teams.

Men[2]
Women

Boxing

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Sri Lanka was scheduled to send 7 boxers (6 men and 1 women), but 3 men boxers withdrew from the competition. The 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Manju Wanniarachchi also withdrew due to injury.[2]

Men
Women

Cricket

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Sri Lanka men's cricket team was eligible to participate in the competition as it was the first instance that cricket was included in an Asian Games event.[5]

Despite the absence of main cricketing nation, India, Sri Lankan team was ranked at 4th place and couldn't able to receive any medal at the cricket competition.[5]

Roster

Cycling

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Sri Lanka sent 2 cyclists for the event.[6]

Road

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Men
Women

Golf

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Sri Lanka sent 4 golfers, all men.[6]

Gymnastics

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Sri Lanka sent 2 male gymnasts.[6]

Artistic

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Men

Kabbadi

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Women

However, according to the official Olympic Committee website, Kabbadi was not listed as a sport being competed by Sri Lanka.[6]

Karate

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Sri Lanka sent one male karate athlete.[6]

Men

RJ Edward

Rowing

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Sri Lanka sent only 2 rowers for the Asian Games.[9]

Men

Rugby sevens

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Sri Lanka's men's team consisted of 12 players.[10]

Sailing

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Sri Lanka sent 4 sailors for the Asian Games including 3 male sailors and a woman sailor.

Men
Women

Shooting

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Sri Lanka sent 4 male shooters.[6]

Men

Squash

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Sri Lanka sent a delegation consisting of men's squash team.[11]

Men

Swimming

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Sri Lanka sent 2 swimmers for the multi-sporting event.

Men
Women

Synchronized swimming

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Taekwondo

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Sri Lanka sent 2 competitors for taekwondo.[6]

Men

Table tennis

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Sri Lanka sent 2 paddlers.[6]

Men
Women

Tennis

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Sri Lanka sent 3 male tennis players.[6]

Men

Weightlifting

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Sri Lanka sent 2 male weightlifters as a part of the 2010 Asian Games.[6] However the team will not include Suresh Peris or Chintana Vindange medal winners at the 2010 Commonwealth games.

Men

Wushu

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Sri Lanka sent only one wushu competitor for the event.

Men

References

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  1. ^ Sri Lanka Sports News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sport". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka Sports News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". www.dailynews.lk. Archived from the original on 2010-11-02.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ a b Mubarak to lead Sri Lanka at 2010 Asian Games | Sri Lanka Cricket
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Hata 404".
  7. ^ Sri Lanka's golfer Mithun focused on Asian gold The Official Website of the 16th Asian Games
  8. ^ Kabaddi girls brace for a hair raiser – Hindustan Times
  9. ^ Rajeev and Guyan to represent Sri Lanka at rowing at Asian Games The Official Website of the 16th Asian Games
  10. ^ Rugby union at the 2010 Asian Games
  11. ^ Sri Lanka men's squash team for Asian Games The Official Website of the 16th Asian Games