Two-time weightlifting medalist Chinthana Vidanage will lead the 80-member Sri Lankan contingent to the 21st Commonwealth Games to be held in Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to 15.
Vidanage is the most experienced member in the contingent, having won Gold in the 62kg weight category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and Silver in the 2010 Games.
Sri Lanka will be represented in 13 sports disciplines namely – Weightlifting, Wrestling, Table Tennis, Squash, Shooting, Gymnastics, Cycling, Boxing, Beach Volleyball, Badminton, Swimming & Diving, Rugby 7s and Athletics.
FULL SRI LANKA CONTINGENT
ATHLETICS: Manjula Kumara, Sampath Ranasinghe, Suranjaya de Silva, Himasha Eshan, Shehan Ambepitiya, Lakshitha Wickremasinghe, Janaka Wimalasiri, W Nimali, Gayanthika Thushari, Dilhani Lekamge, Hiruni Wijeratne, Rumeshika Rathnayaka. Team Manager: Nimalsiri Hewa Witanage, Coaches: Sunil Gunawardena, Miranda Ramirez Luis, Sajith Jayalal, Kingsley Gunathilaka
BADMINTON: Buwaneka Dullewa, Dinuka Karunaratne, Niluka Karunaratne, Sachin Dias, Thilini Hendahewa, Kavidi Sirimannege, Hasini Ambalangodage, Madushika Dilrukshi. Team Manager: Duminda Gamage and Nishantha Aluthge, Coaches: Dhanesh Malliyawadu and Tony Wahyudi
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Asanka Pradeep Kumara and Malintha Yapa
Coach: Mahesh Perera. BOXING: Ranjeewa Bandara, Sandaruwan Ranasinghe, Dushan Saparamadu, Anusha Dilrukshi, Dulani Jayasinghe, Hansika Kasturiarachchi. Coaches: Dian Gomes, Harsha Kumara and Aravinda Tissera. CYCLING: Avishka Dilnuwan and Sandun Kumara. Team Manager: Clement Ranasinghe, Coach: Upali Ratnayake. GYMNASTICS: Samanali Gunathilaka, Amaya Kalukottege, Kaushini Gunasinghe Gamage. Coach: Tharanga Welandage. RUGBY SEVENS: Sudharshana Muthuthantri (captain), Danushka Dyan, Rehan Silva, Omalka Gunaratne, Jason Dissanayaka, Srinath Sooriyabandara, Tharinda Ratwatte, Kavindu Perera, Anurudha Wilwara, Richard Dharmapala, Dhanushka Ranjan, Naveen Heenakankanmge. Standby: Hirantha Perera, Reza Rafaideen, Sudam Suriyarachchi, Buddima Priyaratne
Director High Performance: Inthisham Marikar, Coach: Peter Woods, Trainer: Nicolas Groube. SQUASH: Ravindu Laksiri, Mihiliya Methsarani. SHOOTING: Suranga Fernando, Upul Wijeratne, Sanduni Perera, Manager: Chinthaka Edirisinghe. SWIMMING & DIVING: Cherantha de Silva, Matthew Abeysinghe, Akalanka Peiris, Kyle Abeysinghe, Vinoli Kaluarachchi, Dilrukshi Perera, Lakshini de Silva, Thejana Peiris, Team Manager: Chanaka Hasantha, Coaches: Julian Bolling and Buddi Abeysinghe (Swimming); Chanaka Duminda (Diving). TABLE TENNIS: Udaya Ranasinghe, Rohan Sirisena, Nirmala Bandara Jayasingha, Madurangi Dharshika, Hansani Kapugeekiyana, Erandi Warusawithana, Team Manager: Chathura Jayendra, Coach: Madushanka Wickremasinghe. WEIGHTLIFTING: Chathuranga Lakmal, Thilanka Palangasinghe, Chathuranga Dissanayake, Chinthana Vidanage (overall captain), Shanaka Peters, Saman Abeywickrama, Ushan Charuka, Hansani Gomes, Chamari Warnakulasuriya, Nadeeshani Rajapakshe, Priyanthi Balage. Team Manager: Thamel Warnakulasuriya, Head Coach: R Wickremasinghe, Assistant Coach: Navindhra Dayan, Masseuse: Upul Jayathilaka. WRESTLING: Divoshan Fernando, Chanaka Fernando, Dilhani Weerabahu, Team Manager: Prageeth Priyankara, Coach: Jagath Priyanth
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