Sri Lanka at the 2018 Asian Games
Sporting event delegation
Sri Lanka participated at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang , Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018.
The Sri Lankan team was scheduled to consist of 185 athletes (138 men and 47 women), marking the large contingent the country has sent to a single edition of the Asian Games .[ 1] [ 2] The Sri Lankan team will compete in 28 sports, marking its debut in the sports of baseball , canoeing , roller sports and triathlon .[ 1] [ 3] Approximately, 60 officials and coaches were also a part of the contingent, making the total team size 245.[ 4] However, the athletics team was cut to 14 athletes (from 25), making the team size 174 (128 men and 46 women), which would still make this the biggest team the country has sent to the games.[ 5] Further changes made the final team size at 173 athletes (131 men and 42 women).[ 6] Sri Lanka will also have an athlete competing in the demonstration event of esports.[ 7]
On August 17, 2018, weightlifter Dinusha Gomes was announced as the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony .[ 8]
The National Shooting Sports Federation of Sri Lanka declined to enter any athletes for the games because the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka refused a request for a coach to go with the team.[ 9]
Sri Lanka failed to win a medal, being jointly ranked with eight other countries for last place. The country's highest placement was two fourth-place finishes for the men's 4 × 400 m track and field relay team and the men's rugby sevens team.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Archery
Sri Lanka originally had five archers (three men and two women), who met the qualification standards. However, the Sri Lankan Olympic Committee approved only one male archer.[ 10]
Men
Athletics
Sri Lanka originally entered a team of 25 athletes (18 men and seven women), however the team would only be finalized after the National Championships, held in Colombo from August 3 to 5, 2018.[ 11] Two athletes were given exceptions to the trials as they were training overseas: Indunil Herath and Hiruni Wijayaratne .[ 12] The final team consisted of 14 athletes.[ 5] [ 13] The team was later reduced to 12 athletes (seven men and five women), after the entries of Ushan Thiwanka and Upamali Ratnakumari were rejected by organizers due to the national organization forgetting to enter their names on time.[ 14] [ 15] The track and field team failed to win a medal for the third straight Asian Games . The top placing performance was fourth by the men's 4 × 400 m relay team who finished with a time that was off the Sri Lankan record by 0.03 seconds.[ 16]
Men
Track & road events
Ruwan was the reserve and did not compete in the heats or final.
Field events
Women
Track & road events
Badminton
Sri Lanka entered six badminton athletes (four men and two women).[ 17] [ 18] The team's best performance was a quarterfinals finish by the men's doubles pairs team of Sachin Dias and Buwaneka Goonethilleka .[ 19]
Singles
Doubles
Baseball
Sri Lanka made its Asian Games debut in the sport of baseball. The team first competed in the a preliminary qualification group to qualify to compete in group A.[ 20] [ 21] Sri Lanka's baseball squad consisted of 18 athletes.[ 22] Sri Lanka won its debut match by beat Laos 15 to 10.[ 23] However, a loss to Thailand the next day meant the team was eliminated.
Summary
Team
Event
Round 1
Round 2
Super / Consolation
Final / BM
Oppositions Scores
Rank
Oppositions Scores
Rank
Oppositions Scores
Rank
Opposition Score
Rank
Sri Lanka men's
Men's tournament
Laos : W 15–10 Sri Lanka : L 3–14 (F/7 )
2
did not advance
9
Roster
Sri Lanka announced their squad on August 6, 2018. The team consists of 18 athletes. The position of the player is listed in parentheses.[ 24]
Legend
C = Catcher
INF = Infielder
OF = Outfielder
P = Pitcher
Round 1
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
RF
RA
PCT
GB
Qualification
1
Thailand
2
2
0
29
3
1.000
—
Preliminary
2
Sri Lanka
2
1
1
18
24
.500
1
3
Laos
2
0
2
10
30
.000
2
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Sri Lanka
4
1
0
1
5
0
0
1
3
15
16
1
Laos
2
2
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
10
13
3
Basketball
Sri Lanka entered both a men's and women's 3-on-3 teams. Each team consisted of four athletes.[ 25]
Men's 3-on-3 tournament
Roster
Women's 3-on-3 tournament
Roster
Beach volleyball
Sri Lanka entered one male beach volleyball pair.[ 26] The pair won one match and lost two, placing them third in the group. With that result, the pair did not advance out of their group.[ 27]
Boxing
Sri Lanka's boxing team consisted of six athletes (three men and three women).[ 25] [ 28]
Canoeing
Sri Lanka entered one male kayaker.[ 25]
Sprint
Men
Qualification Legend: FA =Final A; SF =Semifinals
Results given are within the heat.
Field hockey
Sri Lanka qualified a men's field hockey team after winning the bronze medal at the qualifying tournament in Muscat , Oman.[ 29] With the win against Hong Kong, the Sri Lankan men's field hockey team won its first game in 40 years at the Asian Games . The win in 1978 also came against Hong Kong.[ 30] The Sri Lankan team finished in eighth place, after losing the 7th place match to Oman.[ 31]
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the Sri Lanka roster in the men's field hockey tournament at the 2018 Asian Games. The team consists of 18 athletes.[ 32] [ 33]
Pool A
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Salim Lucky (BAN)
Umpires: You Suolong (CHN) Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
Umpires: Salim Lucky (BAN) Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Salim Lucky (BAN)
India
20–0
Sri Lanka
Rupinder 2' , 52' , 53' Harmanpreet 6' , 22' , 33' Akashdeep 10' , 11' , 18' , 23' , 33' , 43' Prasad 32' Mandeep 36' , 44' , 59' Amit 38' Dipreet 53' Lalit 58' , 59'
Report
Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
Seventh place match
Umpires: Gus Soteriades (USA) Narongtuch Subboonsung (THA)
Summary
Golf
Sri Lanka entered four male golfers.[ 34] Before the competition began, 20 teams put in complaints to the Court of Arbitration for Sport , disputing the eligibility of three of the golfers: Mithun Perera , Nadaraja Thangarajah and Anura Rohana . The event is open to amateurs, and all three were considered professionals. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled against excluding them from the games. However, the team went ahead and still replaced the three golfers.[ 35] All three were replaced with Joseph De Soysa , Sachin De Silva , and Kumara Patrick .[ 36]
Men
Gymnastics
Rhythmic
Sri Lanka entered one rhythmic gymnast.[ 37] [ 38]
Individual Qualification
For qualification, the top three of four scores counted towards a gymnast's total.
Individual final
Judo
Sri Lanka entered two male judokas.[ 39]
Men
Kabaddi
Sri Lanka entered a men's and women's team of 12 athletes each (24 total).[ 40] The women's team will participate for the first time ever.[ 1] [ 41] The president of the Sri Lankan Kabaddi federation, Anura Pathirana, resigned after both teams failed to win a medal.[ 42]
Summary
Men's tournament
The men's team consisted of 12 athletes.[ 43]
Roster
Pool A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
South Korea
4
4
0
0
147
84
+63
8
Semifinals
2
India
4
3
0
1
166
103
+63
6
3
Bangladesh
4
2
0
2
102
135
−33
4
4
Sri Lanka
4
1
0
3
121
135
−14
2
5
Thailand
4
0
0
4
102
181
−79
0
Women's tournament
The women's team consisted of 12 athletes.[ 43]
Roster
Pool A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
India
4
4
0
0
168
69
+99
8
Semifinals
2
Thailand
4
3
0
1
142
75
+67
6
3
Sri Lanka
4
2
0
2
83
113
−30
4
4
Indonesia
4
1
0
3
84
145
−61
2
5
Japan
4
0
0
4
63
138
−75
0
Karate
Sri Lanka entered six karatekas (four men and two women).[ 39]
Kata
Athlete
Event
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Niyon Sampaya
Men's kata
Park (KOR ) L 0–5
did not advance
Kumite
Roller Sports
Sri Lanka entered four athletes in the speed discipline (two men and two women). This marks the first time the country will compete in the sport at the Asian Games.[ 25]
Speed
Rowing
Sri Lanka entered four rowers.[ 44] [ 45] The team finished in last place in all three races in competed in and therefore ranked eighth (and last) in the quadruple sculls.
Men
Qualification Legend: FA =Final A (medal); FB =Final B (non-medal); R =Repechage
Results given are within the heat.
Rugby sevens
Sri Lanka entered a men's team.
Men's tournament
Sri Lanka announced their squad on August 9, 2018. The team consists of 12 athletes.[ 46] [ 47]
Group C
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Sailing
Sri Lanka entered one male sailor in the laser standard event.[ 48] [ 25]
Men
Athlete
Event
Race
Total Points
Net Points
Final Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
M*
Roshil Weerathunga
Laser
(15)
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
DNQ
177
162
15
Squash
Sri Lanka entered four squash players (four per gender).[ 49] [ 50] All four squash players lost their first matches three sets to zero, and did not advance further in the competition.[ 51]
Singles
Swimming
Sri Lanka's swimming team consisted of five male swimmers.[ 52] Matthew Abeysinghe broke the national record in the men's 200 m freestyle event.[ 53] Sri Lankan swimmers advanced to only one final, through Matthew Abeysinghe's sixth-place finish in the 100 metres freestyle event.[ 54] The sixth-place finish, was the best swimming result for Sri Lanka at the Asian Games .[ 55]
Men
Table Tennis
Sri Lanka entered two table tennis players (one male and one female).[ 56]
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Rank
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Imesh Ranasinghe
Men's singles
Sonpasith Mosangsinh (LAO ) L 1–4 (12–14, 11–8, RET)
did not advance
Ishara Madurangi
Women's singles
Fatima Khan (PAK ) W 4–0 (11–8, 11–2, 11–8, 11–5)
Wang Manyu (CHN ) L 0–4 (8–11, 5–11, 8–11, 1–11)
did not advance
Imesh Ranasinghe Ishara Madurangi
Mixed doubles
Bye
Tanviriyavechakul / Sawettabut (THA ) L 0–3 (1–11, 2–11, 5–11)
did not advance
Taekwondo
Sri Lanka entered six taekwondo practitioners (three per gender).[ 39]
Tennis
Sri Lanka's tennis team consisted of four athletes (two men and two women).[ 57]
Singles
Doubles
Triathlon
Sri Lanka entered one male triathlete. This also marked the country's Asian Games debut in the sport.[ 25] [ 58]
Individual
Athlete
Event
Swim (1.5 km)
Trans 1
Bike (39.6 km)
Trans 2
Run (10 km)
Total Time
Rank
Lakruwan Dewa
Men's
24:55
0:31
1:03:06
0:31
42:25
2:11:28
24
Volleyball
Sri Lanka will be returning to the Asian Games for the first time since 1966 . The Sri Lankan team finished in 13th place (out of 20 teams) after defeating Vietnam in the 13th place match.[ 59]
Indoor volleyball
Men's tournament
Roster
Sri Lanka's men's volleyball team consisted of 14 athletes.[ 60]
Pool E
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Thailand
3
2
1
7
8
5
1.600
301
284
1.060
2
China
3
2
1
6
8
6
1.333
313
301
1.040
3
Sri Lanka
3
1
2
3
5
6
0.833
240
244
0.984
4
Vietnam
3
1
2
2
4
8
0.500
260
285
0.912
13th–20th quarterfinal
13th–16th semifinal
13th place game
Weightlifting
Sri Lanka entered four weightlifters (two per gender).[ 61] [ 62]
Wrestling
Sri Lanka entered one male wrestler.[ 63]
Men's freestyle
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Charles Divoshan
−57 kg
Bye
Eko Roni Saputra (INA ) L 0–10
did not advance
15
Wushu
Sri Lanka entered two wushu athletes (one man and one woman).[ 64]
Sanda
Demonstration sport
eSports
Sri Lanka qualified one athlete in e-sports.[ 65]
Athlete
Event
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Amruth Alfred
StarCraft II
Huang Yu-Hsiang (TPE ) L 0–3
did not advance
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