Sri_Lanka_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games

Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation


Sri Lanka competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 3, 2014.[2] Sri Lanka's team consists of 103 athletes in 13 sports.[3] Nishantha Piyasena was appointed as the chef de mission of the team on June 29, 2014.[4]

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Competitors

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

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Medalists

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Athletics

Christine Merrill represented the country in two events.

Sri Lanka's athletics team consists of ten athletes.[5]

Key
  • Note– Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
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Field events
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Women
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Field events
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* Did not race.

Badminton

Niluka Karunaratne, pictured here at the 2012 Summer Olympics represented Sri Lanka in the men's singles event.

Sri Lanka's badminton team consisted of nine athletes.[3]

Individual
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Doubles
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Mixed team
Pool A
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Quarterfinals

Boxing

Sri Lanka's boxing team consists of ten athletes.[3]

Men
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Women
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Cycling

Sri Lanka's cycling team consists of four athletes.[3]

Road

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Gymnastics

5 gymnasts competed for Sri Lanka.[3]

Artistic

Men
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Women
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Judo

Sri Lanka has entered three judokas.[3]

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Rugby sevens

Sri Lanka has qualified a rugby sevens team. The roster of 12 is:[3]

Roster
Pool D
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Source: [citation needed]
26 July 2014
10:54
Australia 62–7 Sri Lanka
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Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

26 July 2014
13:34
England 57–0 Sri Lanka
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Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

26 July 2014
20:42
Sri Lanka 14–17 Uganda
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Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Bowl
27 July 2014
11:16
Papua New Guinea 17–12 Sri Lanka
Report
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Shield
Semifinals
27 July 2014
13:56
Sri Lanka 34–0 Barbados
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Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Final
27 July 2014
19:42
Trinidad and Tobago 7–43 Sri Lanka
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Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Finished in 13th place

Shooting

Sri Lanka's shooting team consists of six male and five female athletes.[6]

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Squash

Sri Lanka's squash team consists of six athletes.[3]

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Doubles
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Swimming

Sri Lanka's swimming team consists of five athletes.[3]

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Women
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Table tennis

Sri Lanka's table tennis team consists of eight athletes.[7]

Individual
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Doubles
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Team
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Weightlifting

Sri Lanka's weightlifting team consists of nine athletes.[3]

Men
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Women
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Powerlifting

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Wrestling

Sri Lanka's wrestling team consists of seven athletes.[3]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
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References

  1. Butler, Nick; Osborne, Paul (23 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: The Opening Ceremony from Celtic Park". Insidethegames. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. "The Commonwealth Games Associations". www.glasgow2014.com/. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  3. Wasala, Chinthana (27 June 2014). "Nishanthe Piyasena appointed Chef-de Mission". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. Mackay, Duncan (29 June 2014). "Sri Lanka appoint Chef de Mission for Glasgow 2014". Insidethegames. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  5. Weerawansa, Dinesh (17 July 2014). "Shooters on target - Manager". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. Abdeen, Jiffry (15 July 2014). "Sri Lanka table tennis team for Glasgow". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 17 July 2014.

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