Asian Games 2010 - Our Heroes

The 16th Asian Games are officially commenced on 12th November 2010 in Guangzhou, China. GAGOC warmly welcomed their 44 neighbouring countries and showed their hospitality and friendship very well.

The 16th Asian Games opened in Guangzhou on Friday in a blaze of pyrotechnics as China staged the biggest sporting gala since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao declared the Games open in the middle of the Pearl River on Haixinsha Island, to the thunderous explosion of a massive fireworks display with residential buildings and the 610-metre high Canton Tower as a backdrop.

A contingent of nearly 138 athletes and team officials are participating in these Games representing Sri Lanka in Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Cricket, Cycling, Golf, Gymnastics, Karate, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wushu. Being the Chef de Mission of Team Sri Lanka, Mr. Prema Pinnewale, General Secretary of the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka, is led the Sri Lanka Contingent for Guangzhou 2010. He is assisted by Sqn. Ldr. Samantha Weerasekara as Deputy Chef de Mission and Ms. Jayathri Bodinagoda as the Lady Chaperone. Dr. Seevali Jayawickrama is the Medical Officer for Sri Lankan contingent at this prestigious event.

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

Our Sri Lankan heroes participate below events in Asian Games 2010, specially cricket games also be placed in this year. All the best for our Nation.

The participation of athletes and team officials at the Asian Games is as follows:

* 1 Archery
* 2 Athletics
* 3 Badminton
* 4 Baseball
* 5 Beach Volleyball
* 6 Boxing
* 7 Cricket
* 8 Cycling
o 8.1 Road
* 9 Golf
* 10 Gymnastics
o 10.1 Artistic
* 11 Kabbadi
* 12 Karate
* 13 Rowing
* 14 Rugby sevens
* 15 Sailing
* 16 Shooting
* 17 Squash
* 18 Swimming
* 19 Synchronized swimming
* 20 Taekwondo
* 21 Table tennis
* 22 Tennis
* 23 Weightlifting
* 24 Wushu
* 25 References


Archery pictogram.svg Archery

Sri Lanka will send 5 archers.

Men

* Indranath Perera
* Chaminda Rajasinghe
* Nipun Seneviratne

Women

* Dilhara Salgado
* Shashikala Kumarasinghe

Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics

Sri Lanka will send 21 athletes.

Men

* Shehan Abeyptiya
* Manjula Kumara
* Chaminda Wijekoon
* Prasanna Amarasekara
* KK Seneviratne
* Nalin Priyantha
* Keith de Mel
* DN Karunaratne
* Gayan Wickramasinghe
* Rohitha Pushpakumara
* Gihan Ratnayake
* Shivantha Weerasuriya
* Ashan Hasaranga

Women

* Jani Chaturangani de Silva
* Nadeeka Lakmali
* Chamli Priyadarshani
* Chandrika Rasnayake
* Niluka Nadeeshani
* Niranjani Abeywickrema
* Sujani Buddhika

Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton


Main article: Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send 4 badminton athletes.

Men

* Niluka Karunaratne
* Dinuka Karunaratne

Women

* Thilini Jayasinghe
* Subodha Dahanayaka

Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball
Main article: Baseball at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka was supposed to make its Asian Games debut in Baseball.

However, according to the official Olympic Committee website, Baseball is not listed as a sport being competed by Sri Lankam and it later withdrew.
Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Beach Volleyball

Sri Lanka will send 2 men and women beach volleyball teams.

Men

* Asanka Pradeep & Pubudu Ekanayake
* Mahesh Perera & Wasantha Ratnapala

Women

* Sujeewa Withanange & Nirosha Gunasinghe
* LS Somaratne & HN Lakmini

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

Sri Lanka was scheduled to send 7 boxers (6 men and 1 women), but 3 mens boxers have withdrawn. Also 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Manju Wanniarachchi has withdrawn to injury.

Men

* Chaminda Tennakoon
* Saman Priyadharshana Silva
* PD Suresh

Women

* Niranjala Senanayake

Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket
Main article: Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka is on of Asia's powers in cricket, however it will only send a mens team.

Sri Lanka has been seeded first, and will automatically enter the knockout round where it will play the runner up from Group B in the quarterfinal.

Roster

* Jehan Mubarak
* Jeevantha Kulathunga
* Kaushalya Weeraratne
* Chinthaka Jayasinghe
* Indika de Saram
* Nuwan Soyza
* Dilhara Lokuhettige
* Kaushal Lokuarachchi
* Dilshan Munaweera
* T.M. Sampath
* Kushal Janith
* Isuru Udana
* Sanjeewa Weerakoon
* Gayan Wijekoon
* Malinga Bandara

Cycling pictogram.svgCycling

Sri Lanka will send 2 cyclists
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Road

Men

* Lakshman Wijeratne

Women

* Lasanthi Gunathilaka

Golf pictogram.svgGolf
Main article: Golf at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send 4 golfers, all men.

* Mithun Perera
* T Nadaraja
* VB Ranaratna
* KA Chandradasa

Gymnastics

Sri Lanka will send 2 male gymnasts.
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Artistic

Men

* Nadika Cooray
* Tharindu Pathmaperuma

Kabbadi
Main article: Kabbadi at the 2010 Asian Games

Women

* Team

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

Karate pictogram.svg Karate
Main article: Karate at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send one male karate athlete.

Men

RJ Edward

Rowing pictogram.svgRowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will only send 2 rowers.

Men

* Rajeev De Silva- Single and Double Sculls
* Guyan Jayaratne- Double Sculls

Rugby union pictogram.svgRugby sevens


Main article: Rugby Sevens at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka's mens team consists of 12 athletes.

Men

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Sailing pictogram.svgSailing


Main article: Sailing at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send 4 sailors

Men

* DA de Alwis
* Janaka Pathirage
* CL Gunawardena

Women

* Sureni Alapatha

Shooting pictogram.svgShooting


Main article: Shooting at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send 4 male shooters.

Men

* Edirisinghe Senanayake
* Sarath Chandrasiri
* Mangala Samarakoon
* Yamith Krishantha

Squash pictogram.svgSquash
Main article: Squash at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will only send a mens team.

Men

* Navin Samarasinghe
* Gihan Suwaris
* Binura Jayasuriya

Swimming pictogram.svgSwimming


Main article: Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send 2 swimmers.

Men

* Heshan Unamboowe

Women

* Madhawee Weerathunga

Synchronized swimming pictogram.svgSynchronized swimming


Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2010 Asian Games

* Elisha Gomes
* Dehara Katipearachchi


Taekwondo pictogram.svgTaekwondo


Main article: Taekwondo at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send 2 athletes in taekwondo.

Men

* Ravindra Rajapaksa
* Gayan Kumara

Table tennis pictogram.svgTable tennis


Main article: Table tennis at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send 2 paddlers.

Men

* Rohan Sirisena

Women

* Ishara Madurangi

Tennis pictogram.svgTennis


Main article: Tennis at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send 3 male tennis athletes.

Men

* Harshana Godamanna
* Thangarajah Dineshkanthan
* Vimukthi de Alwis

Weightlifting pictogram.svgWeightlifting


Main article: Weightlifting at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send 2 male weightlifters. However the team will not include Suresh Peris or Chintana Vindange medal winners at the 2010 Commonwealth games.

Men

* Priyantha Wijesuriya
* Chaturanga Dissananyake

Wushu pictogram.svgWushu
Main article: Wushu at the 2010 Asian Games

Sri Lanka will send one wushu athlete.

Men

* ID Abeyratne