SLN sports personnel clinch 57 medals at the 12th South Asian Games held in India
 

The sports personnel of the Sri Lanka Navy, who represented Sri Lanka at the 12th South Asian Games held in India, have brought fame to the motherland and honour to the Navy winning a tally of 57 medals which include 03 Gold, 25 Silver and 29 Bronze medals.

Ninety-three SLN sports personnel took part in the multi-national sports event held from 05th to 16th February 2016 in Guwahati and Shillong, India. They represented Sri Lanka in Table Tennis (1), Athletics (9), Football (8), Cycling (2), Kabaddi (6), Archery (1), Triathlon (2), Swimming (3), Handball (11), Taekwondo (2), Wushu (7), Judo (2), Wrestling (5), Musketry (10), Boxing (1), Weight Lifting (4), Volleyball (5), Hockey (9), Basketball (3) and Kho Kho (2).

The SLN 12th South Asian Games medal winners are as follows:

Gold Medallists

W/LS NPD Priyadarshani Athletic(100m x 4 relay) – Women
OD KPSB De Silva Swimming(freestyle 100m relay) – Men
OD PIH Lakshan Wushu (nankuan event) – Men

 

Silver Medallists

OD KKK Senavirathna Athletic (400m x 4 relay) – Men
W/OD GTA Abeyrathna Athletic (800m and 1500m) – Women
OD KPSB De Silva Swimming (200m relay) – Men
W/OD RK Rankothge Swimming (200m butterfly) – Women
AB PN Balawardena Wushu (weight class 60 kg) – Men
APM HDP Kumara Musketry [(3x40 rifle (team)] – Men
AB WKY Krishantha Musketry [(3x40 rifle (team)] – Men
W/AB KKG Perera Musketry [(10m air rifle (team) and 20x3 rifle (team)] - Women
W/AB WMSY Perera Musketry [20x3 Rifle (team) and 10m air rifle (team)] - Women
AB DMIC Dissanayaka Weight Lifting (weight class 69 Kg) - Men
OD VCG Vidanage Weight Lifting (weight class 77 Kg) – Men
W/OD WCM Warnakulasuriya Weight Lifting (weight class 53 Kg) – Women
OD JAC Madushanka Volleyball - Men
OD HDR Ranawaka Volleyball - Men
W/OD HHAD Sanjeewani Volleyball - Women
W/AB EEJ Keerthirathna Hockey - Women
W/AB PGP Nilmini Hockey - Women
W/AB WMCD Wijesooriya Hockey - Women
W/AB RGNV Dharmarathne Hockey - Women
W/AB AHMPKK Abeyrathna Hockey - Women
W/AB BNM Jayaneththi Hockey - Women
W/AB GGG Damayanthi Hockey - Women

 

Bronze Medallists

OD KGUP Jayawardana Athletic – Men
W/OD SA Lamahewage Athletic (10000m) – Women
LS GJH Kumara Cycling (timing event and team event) – Men
AB HRC Haputhanthri Kabadi - Men
OD K Sinodaran Kabadi - Men
OD DH Sandaruwan Kabadi - Men
W/OD WPTM Wijethilaka Kabadi - Women
W/OD RPM Chathurika Kabadi - Women
W/OD WMMN Wijekoon Kabadi - Women
APTI JMSN Kumara Triathlon (triathlon and relay) - Men
OD L Wijesiri Triathlon (relay) - Men
OD KATD Ranathunga Taekwondo (<57kg) - Men
APM HKL Pushpakumara Wushu (weight class 56 kg) - Men
APTI SGR Rumesh Wushu (weight class 75 kg) - Men
W/OD WGLD Jayawardana Judo (>78kg) - Women
LS DP Rathnayaka Wrestling (weight class 74kg) - Men
AB CD Asanga Wrestling (weight class 57kg) - Men
AB WCM Perera Wrestling (weight class 65kg) - Men
LS (PRO) WMK Kumara Musketry [(rapid fire men (team)] - Men
W/LS KGAK Kariyawasam Musketry [(air rifle (team)] - Women
AB WKY Krishantha Musketry [(50m rifle prone (team) and 10m air rifle (team)] - Men
W/Com MJTU Egodawela Musketry [(50m rifle prone (team)] - Women
TA DMSM Dissanayaka Musketry [(10m air pistol (team)] - Men
W/AB WMSY Perera Musketry [(50m rifle prone (team)] - Women
ME RGS Kumarasinghe Boxing (welter weight 69kg) - Men
W/OD DC Priyantha Weight Lifting (weight class 69 Kg) - Women