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Sri Lanka at the
2026 Commonwealth Games
Image
Flag of Sri Lanka
CG codeSRI
CGANational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Websiteolympic.lk
in Glasgow, Scotland
23 July 2026 (2026-07-23) – 2 August 2026 (2026-08-02)
Competitors40 in 6 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Palitha Bandara
Baton bearerJanani Dhananjana
Flag bearer (closing)Rumesh Tharanga
Medals
Ranked =17th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Sri Lanka competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2][3] This marked Sri Lanka's 18th participation at the games, after making its debut at the 1938 Commonwealth Games.

The Sri Lankan team consisted of 40 athletes (27 men and 13 women) competing in six sports.[4][5] The list of participating athletes was officially named on July 17, 2026.[6][7][8][9] The team's chef de mission was retired Sri Lankan badminton athlete Niluka Karunaratne.[10]

Para-athlete Palitha Bandara was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[11][12][13] Meanwhile, fellow para athlete Janani Dhananjana was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.[11]

Sri Lanka finished the games with two medals, a gold and a silver won in athletics.[14] This meant Sri Lanka finished tied for 17th on the medal table.[14] Gold medalist javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga served as the country's closing ceremony flagbearer.[14] The gold medal was Sri Lanka's first at the Commonwealth Games in 20 years.[15][16]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic gymnastics 123
Athletics Athletics 15520
Para-athletics 112
Boxing 426
Judo 202
Swimming 112
Weightlifting 325
Total271340

Medalists

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The following Sri Lankan competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medallists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref.
Image GoldRumesh TharangaAthleticsMen's javelin throw31 July[17]
Image SilverPalitha BandaraPara athleticsMen's discus throw (F44)29 July[18]

Artistic gymnastics

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Sri Lanka entered three artistic gymnasts, one male and two female.[8][19] Gymnast Tiana Sumanasekera competed for Sri Lanka for the first time after switching her sporting nationality to Sri Lanka from the United States.[20][21]

Men
Individual Qualification

Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
FL PH SR VT PB HB
Nadila Nethviru All-around 11.400 11.200 N/a

Women
Individual Qualification

Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
VT UB BB FL
Tiana Sumanasekera All-around N/a 11.050 N/a N/a
Nuyara Fernando 10.600 9.750 8.600 9.350 38.300 35

Athletics

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Sri Lanka entered 20 track and field athletes, 15 men and five women.[22] Araliya Sathsarani was named to the team as part of the mixed 4x400 relay team but did not compete. Kalhara Silva also did not compete. Rumesh Tharanga won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw, becoming Sri Lanka's first gold medalist in athletics since 1950.[23][24] Meanwhile, Palitha Bandara won a silver medal for the second consecutive games.[25][26]

Key

Ranks given for track events are within 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
  • NM = athlete failed to record a valid height, distance, or score in a field event

Track events
Men

Athlete Event Round one Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Dinet Weeraratna 100 m 10.33 22 Did not advance
Chamod Yodhasinghe 10.45 32 Did not advance
Malith Thamel 200 m 20.99 25 Did not advance
Aruna Darshana 20.96 22 Did not advance
Kalinga Kumarage 400 m 46.28 11 q 46.80 20 Did not advance
Harsha Karunarathna 800 m 1:49.98 21 Did not advance
Roshan Ranatunga 110 m hurdles 14.11 8 q — 14.05 7
Ayomal Akalanka 400 m hurdles 50.27 11 Did not advance
Asitha Rathnasen 53.04 19 Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ayomal Akalanka
Aruna Dharshana
Lakshima Mendis
Jithma Wijethunga		 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.42 9 Did not advance

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Tharindu Dasun Men's high jump N/a NM
Arunthavarasa Puvitharan Men's pole vault N/a NM
Yeshan Kumara Men's triple jump 15.67 8 q 16.01 6
Rumesh Tharanga Men's javelin throw 82.84 1 q 89.75 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sumedha Ranasinghe NM Did not advance
Madushani Herath Women's long jump 6.01 16 Did not advance
Women's triple jump N/a 13.22 6
Dilhani Lekamge Women's javelin throw N/a 55.00 7

Para athletics

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Sri Lanka entered two para athletes, one per gender.[27]

Track event

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Janani Dhananjana Women's 100 metres (T47) 12.50 PB 4

Field event

Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Palitha Bandara Men's discus throw (F44) 46.84 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Boxing

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Sri Lanka entered six boxers (four men and two women).[8]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Preliminaries Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Rukmal Prasanna Men's 55 kg Bye Image Trowbridge (ENG)
L 0–4		 Did not advance
Ravindu Jayantha Men's 60 kg Image Makana (SOL)
W 5–0		 Image Adams (GUE)
L 1–4		 Did not advance
Chamil Pathmasiri Men's 65 kg Image Katema (ZAM)
L KO		 Did not advance
Sithija Sudamma Men's 80 kg Image Ofori (CAN)
L RSC		 Did not advance
Nadeeka Pushpakumari Women's 51 kg N/a Image Neely (SCO)
W 3–2		 Image Aeres (NAM)
L 0–4		 Did not advance
Keshani Hansika Women's 57 kg N/a Bye Image Daunakamakama (FIJ)
L 1–4		 Did not advance

Judo

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Sri Lanka entered two male judoka.[8]

Men

Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Wimukthi Premarathna 60 kg N/a Image Wali (KEN)
L 2–3s1		 Did not advance
Chamara Repiyallage 73 kg Image Kapungwe (ZAM)
W 11s2–10		 Image Moore (WAL)
L 0s1–101		 Did not advance

Swimming

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Sri Lanka evented two swimmers, one of each gender.[28] Originally Kyle Abeysinghe was supposed to represent the country, but was replaced with Muhammad Fidhyan Mohamed due to the former contracting an illness before the games.[29]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Muhammad Fidhyan Mohamed Men's 50 m freestyle 24.17 39 Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 53.00 43 Did not advance
Men's 50 m butterfly 25.25 37 Did not advance
Minagi Rupesinghe Women's 100 m freestyle 1:00.31 35 Did not advance
Women's 100 m backstroke 1:06.52 25 Did not advance
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:22.14 13 N/a Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Sri Lanka qualified four weightlifters (three men and one woman).[30][31][32] The country later received an additional women's quota, for a total of five weightlifters (three men and two women).[33]

Athlete Event Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg) Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Supun Somathilaka Men's 60 kg 109 4 135 4 244 4
Sandu Jayawardena Men's 65 kg 124 4 151 5 275 5
Indika Dissanayake Men's 71 kg NM DNF
Upamalika Gunahilaka Women's 48 kg NM DNF
Chathurika Balage Women's 86 kg 80 10 107 9 187 9

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Colman, Jonty (22 July 2026). "What are the Commonwealth Games?". BBC Sport. London, England. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Commonwealth Sport Nations and Territories". www.commonwealthsport.com. London, England: Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026: Full list of countries participating in Glasgow edition; Gabon and Togo set for debut". Sportstar. The Hindu. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Ratnaweera, Dhammika (17 July 2026). "Tharanga leads 40-athlete Sri Lanka squad". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "PRESS RELEASE: Team Sri Lanka officially unveiled for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
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  8. 1 2 3 4 "Team Sri Lanka Contingent List – Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Premalal, Susil (22 July 2026). "40 for Commonwealth Games". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Sri Lanka eyes rich medal haul in Glasgow". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Sri Lanka unveils 40-member athlete squad for 2026 Commonwealth Games". Newswire. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Javelin thrower Tharanga to lead Sri Lanka at CWG". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Sri Lanka eyes elusive Commonwealth Gold". The Morning. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 Gurusinghe, Pradeep (3 August 2026). "Commonwealth Games 2026 Conclude as Sri Lanka Finishes 17th with Gold and Silver". Sporty.lk. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Rumesh Tharanga wins Commonwealth gold for Sri Lanka after 20-year wait". Newswire. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Rumesh Tharanga wins Sri Lanka's first Commonwealth gold in 20 years". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026. The gold medal also ended a 20-year wait for a Commonwealth Games title, with Sri Lanka's previous gold coming through weightlifter Chinthana Vidanage at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
  17. ↑ Balasuriya, Darshana Sanjeewa (1 August 2026). "Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga strikes historic Commonwealth gold in Javelin". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
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  19. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (20 July 2026). "Everything You Need to Follow the 2026 Commonwealth Games". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  20. ↑ Price, Caroline (22 June 2026). "Former U.S. Olympic Alternate Tiana Sumanasekera To Represent Sri Lanka". Forbes. Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Tiana switches from Team USA to Lanka". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 June 2026. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  22. ↑ Dhambarage, Chris (19 July 2026). "Glasgow, here we come!". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Tharanga creates history with Commonwealth Games gold". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Hand, Kevin (31 July 2026). "Pathirage wins Sri Lanka's first athletics gold in Commonwealth javelin". Al Jazeera. Doha, Qatar. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  25. ↑ Jayakody, Sajeewa (31 July 2026). "Palitha Bandara wins silver in men's discus throw". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  26. ↑ Fernando, Reemus (31 July 2026). "Palitha Bandara wins Sri Lanka's first medal in Glasgow". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  27. ↑ Premalal, Anura (16 July 2026). "The national team participating in the Commonwealth Games taking place in Glasgow, Scotland from the 23rd to the 2nd is being introduced". Top News Asia. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  28. ↑ Sadique, Yasir (23 July 2026). "Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games – Team Sri Lanka Swimming". ThePapare. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  29. ↑ Jayakody, Sajeewa (13 July 2026). "Kyle pulls out of Commonwealth Games, Muhammad to replace him". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  30. ↑ "IWF Commonwealth Ranking List Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Men" (PDF). www.iwf.sport. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Weightlifting Federation. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "IWF Commonwealth Ranking List Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Women" (PDF). www.iwf.sport. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Weightlifting Federation. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  32. ↑ Ratnaweera, Dhammika (4 June 2026). "Four Sri Lankan Lifters qualify for Commonwealth Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  33. ↑ Ratnaweera, Dhammika (15 July 2026). "Indika carries Lankan weightlifting medal hopes at C'wealth Games". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
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