Sri Lanka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Sri Lanka at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | SRI |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
Website | www |
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11) | |
Competitors | 6 in 3 sports |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Sri Lanka is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from July 26 to August 11, 2024. This will mark Sri Lanka's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Seven of the nation's previous Olympic appearances were under the name Ceylon.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Athletics
Sri Lankan track and field athletes achieved qualified through their respective world rankings, in the following events:
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as the 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
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Aruna Darshana | Men's 400 m | ||||||||
Tharushi Karunarathna | Women's 800 m |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Dilhani Lekamge | Women's javelin throw |
Badminton
Sri Lanka qualified one male badminton player through the BWF Race to Paris rankings as of April 30, 2024.[1][2][3] At the age of 20, Viren Nettasinghe became the youngest badminton athlete to qualify for the Olympics from Sri Lanka.[4]
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Viren Nettasinghe | Men's singles |
Swimming
Sri Lanka received two universality quota spots from FINA (one man and one woman).[5] The Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union selected the highest ranked eligible swimmers in their respective events based on results at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[6][7]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kyle Abeysinghe | Men's 100 m freestyle | ||||||
Ganga Seneviratne | Women's 100 m backstroke |
References
- ^ "Race to Paris - BWF Olympic Qualification Date: Tuesday, 30 April 2024 Men's Singles" (PDF). www.extranet.bwf.sport/. Badminton World Federation (BWF). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Badminton player Nettasinghe secures ticket to Paris Olympics". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Nettasinghe books ticket to Paris Olympics". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Ratnaweera, Dhammika (19 April 2024). "Nettasinghe youngest Shuttler to directly qualify for Olympics". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Jayakody, Sajeewa (16 April 2024). "Swimmers Kyle and Ganga secure spots in Paris Olympics". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's swimmers secure spots in Paris Olympics". ePRESS. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Kyle and Ganga qualify for Paris Olympics". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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