SLAF Athletes Shine at South Asian Games - 2019
6:17pm on Friday 13th December 2019
SLAF sportsmen and women were at the helm of many Sri Lankan victories at the 13th South Asian Games concluded in Kathmandu, Nepal. Seventy seven SLAF personnel were included in the Sri Lankan contingent, incidentally a record for SLAF participation in a national contingent.
SLAF sportsmen and women who represented the country and bought honor to the motherland were warmly welcomed at BIA by the Senior Officers and sports officials of the respective sports pools.
The medal tally of SLAF personnel are as follows:
05 14 22 41
The respective SLAF medal winners in their respective disciplines are as follows;
Gold Medal Winners | ||
Leading Aircraftman | Liyanage LCS | Taekwondo (63kg) |
Corporal | Dharmawardana RCN | Judo (73kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Dulakshi WPER | Triathlon (Duathlon) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Senawirathne GGA | Wrestling (72kg) |
Sergeant | Kumara MLAP | Beach Volleyball (Team) |
Leading Aircraftman | Jayasinghe JLAR | Beach Volleyball (Team) |
Silver Medal Winners | ||
Leading Aircraftman | Walpita WSN | Wrestling (92kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Priyanga Kumari NWDM | Wrestling (62kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Weerasinghe WPCKR | Wrestling (76kg) |
Leading Aircraftman | Wijesuriya WMML | Wrestling (74kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Rupasinghe RAMM | Wrestling (68kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Prasadini JHD | Beach Volleyball |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Fernando WTK | Athletics (shot-put) |
Corporal | Gomes BDH | Weightlifting (49kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Rajapaksha RMNS | Weightlifting (59kg) |
Corporal | Madumali WPM | Wushu (56kg Sanda) |
Leading Aircraftman | Jayakody JAKL | Karate (84kg Team Kumite) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Dilrukshi AMD | Cycling
|
Aircraftwoman | Apsara PAL | Cricket |
Corporal
| Rathnayake RMAS | Kabaddi (Team) |
Leading Aircraftman | Kuruppu KALKB | Kabaddi (Team) |
Leading Aircraftman | Samarakoon SMCR | Kabaddi (Team) |
Bronze Medal Winners | ||
Leading
Aircraftman | Thilakarathne DTL | Taekwondo (68 kg) |
Leading Aircraftman | Jayasinghe DGDNK | Taekwondo (74 kg) |
Leading Aircraftman | Ranasinghe RASD | Taekwondo (74kg) |
Leading Aircraftman | Thilakarathne KRJ | Taekwondo (54 kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Ranathunga RASP | Taekwondo (67 kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Gunawardana DDNLD | Taekwondo (73kg) |
Leading Aircraftman | Abeysinghe KGCK | Judo (100 Kg) |
Leading Aircraftman | Ousman MI | Judo (100 Kg) |
Leading Aircraftman | Pushpakumara NGR | Judo (81 Kg) |
Corporal
| Nilaweera HPGAS | Triathlon (Mix
relay) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Dasanayaka LKGKK | Triathlon
(Mix relay) |
Corporal
| Fernando RUM | Wrestling (61
kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Ariyadasa
ANL | Athletics (10,000
m) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Kumari
MSS | Wushu (Taolu
Nanquan) |
Leading Aircraftman | Jayakody
JAKL | Karate (Individual Kumite -84
kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Jayakody
JADBE | Karate (Individual Kumite -61
kg) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Nirmali
JADN | Karate (Team
Katha) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Sulochana
NSP | Cycling (Cycling Road
Race) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Cooray
MPSS | Boxing (54
kg) |
Leading Aircraftman | Nawarathne NMAN | Handball (Men’s
team) |
Corporal | Fernando HKDD | Shooting (Team
event) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Herath
TMGK | Kabaddi (Women’
Team) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Madhavi
GKM | Kabaddi (Women’
Team) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Kanchana
MAT | Kabaddi (Women’
Team) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Manodani
RKS | Kabaddi (Women’
Team) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Thaksala
WR | Volleyball (Women’
Team) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Sandamali
ALAA | Volleyball (Women’
Team) |
Leading Aircraftwoman | Jayatunga
WAC | Volleyball (Women’
Team) |
Aircraftwoman | Charuka
KKDS | Volleyball (Women’
Team) |
Aircraftwoman | Kaushalya
GWA | Volleyball (Women’
Team) |
Aircraftwoman | Weerakoon
WMGGNH | Volleyball (Women’
Team) |