Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka will compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] This will be Sri Lanka's 17th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Sri Lanka at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Sri Lanka
CGF codeSRI
CGANational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Websiteolympic.lk
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors84 (35 men and 49 women) in 7 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
3x3 basketball 448
Athletics 448
Badminton 448
Beach volleyball 224
Cricket N/A1515
Rugby sevens 121224
Weightlifting 6511
Wrestling 336
Total314576

3x3 basketball
Main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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.[2][3]

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

On April 26, 2022, the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka named a team of eight athletes (four of each gender).[4][5]

Men
Women

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

On May 4, 2022, Badminton Sri Lanka named a team of eight athletes (four of each gender).[6] Sri Lanka's also qualified for the team event after being one of the top 14 nations in the BWF Ranking as of February 1, 2022.[7]

Men
Women

Beach volleyball
Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

On 19 March 2022, Sri Lanka qualified in both the men's and women's tournaments. This was achieved by both teams winning the Asian Qualifiers that were held in Negombo, Sri Lanka.[8] This will be the first time Sri Lanka will be competing in the women's event.[9] The teams were offically deemed as qualified on April 26, 2022.[10][11]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Men's
Women's

Cricket
Main article: Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka secured its place in the tournament by winning the Commonwealth Games Qualifier on 24 January 2022.[12][13]

Fixtures were announced in November 2021.[14]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Sri Lanka women Women's tournament  England  New Zealand  South Africa
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 —
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2022. Source: Birmingham 2022
30 July 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
2 August 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
4 August 2022
11:00
Scorecard
v

Rugby sevens
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As of 28 November 2021, Sri Lanka qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments. This was achieved after the country was the top ranked eligible nation during the 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[15] and 2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series respectively.

Men's tournament
Roster

The roster was officially named on April 25, 2022.[16]

  • Danush Dayan
  • Sudaraka Dikkumbura
  • Mithun Hapugoda
  • Anjula Hettiarachchi
  • Kavindu Perera
  • Buddhima Piyarathne
  • Reza Rafaideen
  • Nigel Ratwatte
  • Tharinda Ratwatte
  • Chathura Senevirathne
  • Srinath Sooriyabandara
  • Adeesha Weerathunga

Women's tournament
Roster

The roster was officially named on April 25, 2022.[16]

  • Anusha Attanayake
  • Sandika Hemakumari
  • Dilini Kanchana
  • Kanchana Kumari
  • Jayanthi Kumari
  • Jeewanthi Kumari
  • Charani Liyanage
  • Shanika Madumali
  • Dulani Pallikondage
  • Ayesha Perera
  • Nipuni Rasanjali
  • Umayangana Thathsarani

Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

At the conclusion of the rankings period on February 28, 2022, Sri Lanka qualified ten weightlifters (six men and four women).[17][18] Arshika Vijaybaskar later received a bipartie spot, increasing the team to 11 athletes (six men and five women).

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Dilanka Isuru Kumara 55 kg
Thilanka Palangasinghe 61 kg
Chaturanga Lakmal 67 kg
Indika Dissanayake 73 kg
Chinthana Vidanage 81 kg
Ushan Charuka +109 kg
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Srimali Samarakoon 49 kg
Chamari Warnakulasuriya 55 kg
Arshika Vijayabaskar 64 kg
Chathurika Priyanthi 87 kg
Trimalee Haputenne +87 kg

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

On April 11, 2022, the Wrestling Federation of Sri Lanka selected six wrestlers (three of each gender) to compete at the games.[19]

Men
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
Women
  • S.P.S. Niroshani
  • Nethmi Fernando
  • Chamodya Keshani

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