Sri Lanka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Sri Lanka at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | SRI | ||||||||
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 8 in 6 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Susanthika Jayasinghe (opening and closing) | ||||||||
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Sri Lanka competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.The Sri Lankan olympic committee confirmed 4 males and three females have been selected to compete in 5 sports. Later Chinthana Vidanage received a tripartite commission invitation to participate in weightlifting. This now brings the total count to 8 athletes competing in 6 sports.
Susanthika Jayasinghe has been selected to represent Sri Lanka at the 2008 summer olympics in Athletics. She was selected to compete in both 100 m and 200 m. But soon after landed, she decided not to compete in the 100 metres. Nadeeka Lakmali has qualified to represent Sri Lanka in the javelin throw.
Sri Lanka qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Anurudha Rathnayake earned a spot in the Olympic flyweight competition with his performance at the 2007 World Championships.
Sri Lanka qualified one shooter for the Olympic Shooting tournament. Edirisinghe Senanayake qualified in the 50 m Pistol Men event by virtue of finishing in the first qualifying position (not first overall) at the 2007 Asian shooting championships in Kuwait.
Mayumi Raheem and Daniel Lee have been selected to represent Sri Lanka at the 2008 summer olympics in Swimming. Daniel Lee will compete in the 50 m Freestyle, Heat 6 on Thursday, August 14.
Chinthana Vidanage was given a Tripartite commission invitation to participate in the men's 69 kg class.
The main rights to Olympic coverage in Sri Lanka are held by Rupavahini.
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