Sri Lanka at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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Sri Lanka will be competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games
to be held in Delhi. Sri Lanka will be represented by 94 (73 male 21 female) athletes in 14 sports, with Diving, Lawn Bowls, Field Hockey, Rhythmic gymnastics and Netball not being represented. The 94 Athletes represents an increase of 28 from Melbourne in 2006. Also the contingent will consist of 45 officials.
Chinthana Vidanage will be the flag bearer.
Medals
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Women
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Mixed Team
Sri Lanka was ranked 12th in the draw and drew #3 Singapore, #5 New Zealand, #13 Jamaica and tied for #20 (last place) Northern Ireland.
Group B
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Pool 6
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Mixed
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Men - EAD (Powerlifting)
Men's Freestyle
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
to be held in Delhi. Sri Lanka will be represented by 94 (73 male 21 female) athletes in 14 sports, with Diving, Lawn Bowls, Field Hockey, Rhythmic gymnastics and Netball not being represented. The 94 Athletes represents an increase of 28 from Melbourne in 2006. Also the contingent will consist of 45 officials.
Chinthana Vidanage will be the flag bearer.
Medals2010 Commonwealth Games medal tableThe 2010 Commonwealth Games , was a multi-sport event held in Delhi, India from 3 to 14 October 2010. It was the first time that India hosted the Commonwealth Games and the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998...
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Chinthana Vidanage Chinthana Vidanage Chinthana Geetal Vidanage Vidanage is a weightlifter from Sri Lanka. In 2011 Vidanage was banned for four years for violating anti-doping rules.... |
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi from 4 to 12 October 2010.-Weightlifting medal count:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Powerlifting:- Participating nations :-External links:*... |
Men's 69kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 6 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B... |
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Anton Peiris Kurukulasooriyage | Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi from 4 to 12 October 2010.-Weightlifting medal count:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Powerlifting:- Participating nations :-External links:*... |
Men's 62kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 5 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B... |
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Archery
Sri Lanka will send 4 archers to the 2010 commonwealth games.Men
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Nipun Seneviratne | Recurve individual Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's recurve individual The men's individual recurve archery event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was part of the archery programme and took place at the Yamuna Sports Complex.-Medalists:-Ranking Round:38 archers competed.-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:... |
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Hewa Perera | Recurve individual Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's recurve individual The men's individual recurve archery event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was part of the archery programme and took place at the Yamuna Sports Complex.-Medalists:-Ranking Round:38 archers competed.-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:... |
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Lakmal Rajasinghe | Recurve individual Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's recurve individual The men's individual recurve archery event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was part of the archery programme and took place at the Yamuna Sports Complex.-Medalists:-Ranking Round:38 archers competed.-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:... |
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Nipun Seneviratne Hewa PereraLakmal Rajasinghe | Team Recurve |
Women
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Dilhara Salgado | Recurve individual Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's recurve individual The women's individual recurve archery event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was part of the archery programme and took place at the Yamuna Sports Complex.-Ranking Round:-Finals:- References :... |
Athletics
Sri Lanka will be sending a team of 15 athletes to the 2010 Commonwealth games.Men
Athlete(s) | Events | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Shehan Abepitiya | 100 m Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres The Men's 100 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday 6 October and Thursday 7 October 2010.... |
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200 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
K.P. Jayathilaka | T-46 100 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thanuja Viduranga | T-46 100 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Prasanna Amarasekera | 400 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chaminda Wijekoon | 1500 m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Prasanna Amarasekera Gayan Wickremanayake Shalitha Ramanayake Kasun Seneviratne Nalin Karunarathna Rohitha Pushpakumara |
4x400 metre relay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Manjula Kumara | High Jump Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump The Men's high jump at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday 7 and Saturday 9 October 2010.-Records:-Qualifying round:... |
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Nalin Ratnasiri | High Jump Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump The Men's high jump at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday 7 and Saturday 9 October 2010.-Records:-Qualifying round:... |
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Women
Athlete(s) | Events | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Chandrika Subashani | 400 m Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres The Women's 400 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday 6 October till Friday 8 October 2010.... |
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Nadeeka Lakmali | Javelin | - | - | - | - | ||||
C.D. Priyadarshani | Long jump Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump The Women's long jump at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday 9 October and Sunday 10 October 2010.-Records:-Qualifying round:... |
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Badminton
Sri Lanka will send 6 shuttlers. The mixed doubles and women's doubles teams are currently unannounced.Men
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Dinuka Karunaratne | Singles Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*... |
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Niluka Karunaratne | Singles Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*... |
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Lasitha Karunathilaka | Singles Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*... |
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Dinuka Karunaratne Niluka Karunaratne |
Doubles Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles The Men's doubles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 10 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*... |
Women
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Thilini Jayasinghe | Singles Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*... |
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Chandrika de Silva | Singles Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*... |
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Kumari Dahanayake | Singles Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles The Men's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from October 9 to October 14, 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India.-Finals:-References:*... |
Mixed Team
Sri Lanka was ranked 12th in the draw and drew #3 Singapore, #5 New Zealand, #13 Jamaica and tied for #20 (last place) Northern Ireland.
Group B
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Boxing
Sri Lanka will send 7 boxers.Men
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Chaminda Thennakoon | Light Flyweight | |||||
D.M. Samarasekara | Flyweight Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Flyweight The Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition is the second lightest class. Flyweight s were limited to those boxers weighing less than 52 kilograms .18 boxers will compete.... |
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Manju Wanniarachchi Manju Wanniarachchi Manju Dinesh Kumara Wanniarachchi is a Sri Lankan boxer who won gold medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games Boxing Bantam Weight 56-kilo category, defeating Sean McGoldrick of Wales in the final, but was later stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test... |
Lightweight Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Lightweight The Lightweight class is an event on the boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 60 kilograms .... |
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Kamal Sameera | Light Welterweight | |||||
Asanka Rajapaksha | Welterweight | |||||
Suranga Mudannayaka | Middleweight Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Middleweight The Middleweight class in the boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition is a class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 75 kilograms.27 boxers will compete.... |
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Ranil Jayathilaka | Light heavyweight Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Light heavyweight The Super Heavyweight class is an even on the Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition. Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing under 81 kilograms, 20 boxers will compete.... |
Cycling
Sri Lanka will send 5 cyclists.Men
Road
MenAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Lakshman Wijeratne | Road race | ||
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Janaka Kumara | Road race | ||
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Dane Nugera | Road race | ||
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Ishan Sandakelum | Road race | ||
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Women
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Lasanthi Gunathilaka | Road race | ||
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Gymnastics
Sri Lanka will send a gymnastics team of 5 for the 2010 Commonwealth games.Artistic
Men- Tharindu Paththapperuma
- Prasad Sameera Ekanayake
Women
- Ganesha Abeysundara
- Amindha Rathnayake
Rugby sevens
Sri Lanka has qualified a rugby sevens team for the 2010 Commonwealth games. The team will consist of 12 athletes.- Mahesh Liyanage
- Gayan Weerarathne
- Saliya Kumara
- Kuruppu Saranga
- Harsha Weerarathna
- Radhika Hettiarachchi
- Darshana Ethipola
- Mithra Jayasinghe
- Danuska Hadapangodage
- Chanaka Chandimal
- Charitha Senevirathna
- Dilan Soysa
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Squash
Sri Lanka will compete in squash at the 2010 Commonwealth games.Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Navin Samarasinghe | Singles |
Women
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Sharya Guruge | Singles |
Mixed
Pool 6
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Shooting
Sri Lanka will send 3 shooters to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Men
- Edirisinghe Senanayake
- Sarath Chandrasiri
- Mangala Samarakoon
Swimming
MenAthlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sunil Amarasinghe | 50 m freestyle S9 | ||||||
Niluka Thilakaratne | 50 m freestyle S10 | ||||||
Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Unamboowe Heshan Bandara Unamboowe is a Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented his country at international competitions. He was born in the town of Kandy to parents Dudley and Priyanga.... |
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Matthew Abeysinghe | 100 m freestyle | ||||||
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Conrad Francis | 50 m breaststroke | ||||||
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100 m butterfly |
Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Madhawee Weerathunga | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
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Lihini Dias | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
50 m breaststroke | |||||||
Sachini Amarasinghe | 50 m backstroke | ||||||
50 m breaststroke |
Synchronized swimming
Sri Lanka will compete in synchronized swimming for the first time at the Commonwealth games.Athlete | Event | Technical Routine | Free Routine (Preliminary) | Free Routine (Final) | |||||||
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Dehara Katipearachchi | Solo | ||||||||||
Elisha Gomes Dehara Katipearachchi |
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Table tennis
Sri Lanka will send 6 paddlers.Men
- Rohan Sirisena
- Dinesh Deshappriya
- Nirmala Bandara Jayasinghe
Women
- Nuwani Nawodya
- Ishara Mudurangi
- Kavindi Rukmali Sahabandu
Tennis
MenAthlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Thangarajah Dineshkanthan | Singles | |||||
Harshana Godamanna | Singles | |||||
Amresh Jayawickrema | Singles | David (BER Bermuda at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Swimming:Team Bermude consists of 3 swimmers.Keira Aitken, Roy-Allan Burch, Nick Thomson- Athletics:Team Bermuda consists of 2 athletes.Tyrone Smith, Tre Houston- Shooting:Team Bermuda consists of 4 shooters.... ) W 6-1 6-2 |
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Rajeev Rajapakse | Singles | |||||
Harshana GodamannaRajeev Rajapakse | Doubles |
Women
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Amritha Muttiah | Singles |
Mixed
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Harshana GodamannaAmritha Muttiah | Mixed doubles |
Weightlifting
Sri Lanka will be sending a team of 10 weightlifters.Men
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Kamal Bandara | -56 kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on October 4 at 18:30 and was the second Weightlifting event to conclude... |
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Sangeth Wijesooriya | -56 kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on October 4 at 18:30 and was the second Weightlifting event to conclude... |
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Anton Peiris | -62 kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 5 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B... |
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Romesh Samarasekara | -62 kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 5 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B... |
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Chinthana Vidanage Chinthana Vidanage Chinthana Geetal Vidanage Vidanage is a weightlifter from Sri Lanka. In 2011 Vidanage was banned for four years for violating anti-doping rules.... |
-69 kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 6 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B... |
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Indika Dissanayake | -85 kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg The Men's 85 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 8 October at 18:30... |
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Thusitha Abeykoon | -94 kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 94 kg The Men's 94 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 9 October at 14:00. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.-Results:... |
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Manjula Wijerathna | -105+ kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Men - EAD (Powerlifting)
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Kamal Bandara | -48 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sanath Kumara | -52 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wrestling
Sri Lanka will send 3 wrestlers to New DelhiMen's Freestyle
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage Round 1 | Repechage Round 2 | Final |
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Yaparathna Kumara | −55 kg | ||||||
Saman Kumara | −60 kg | ||||||
Roshan Indika | −66 kg |