Sri Lanka competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. The Sri Lankan team consisted of nine athletes in six sports.[2]
| Sri Lanka at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | SRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
| in Nanjing | |
| Competitors | 9 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Matthew Abeysinghe[1] |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Medalists edit
Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Sachin Dias | Badminton | Mixed Doubles | 22 Aug |
Athletics edit
Sri Lanka qualified one male athlete in the Youth Olympic Trials held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 21–22, 2014.[3]
Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)
- Boys
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Anuruddha Vidusanka | 400 m hurdles | 53.31 | 10 qB | 53.30 | 12 |
Badminton edit
Sri Lanka qualified one maleathlete based on the 2 May 2014 BWF Junior World Rankings. Later Sri Lanka was given a female quota to compete by the tripartite committee.[4][5]
- Singles
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Sachin Dias | Boys' Singles |  Abdelhakim (EGY)W 21–11, 21–9 |
 Nzoussi (CGO)W 21–5, 21–8 |
 Ginting (INA)L 10–21, 21–23 |
2 | did not advance | |||
| Thilini Hendahewa | Girls' Singles |  Blichfeldt (DEN)W 21–18, 21–15 |
 Yamaguchi (JPN)L 13–21, 6–21 |
 Cadeau (SEY)W 21–3, 21–6 |
2 | did not advance | |||
- Doubles
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
 He Bingjiao (CHN) Sachin Dias (SRI)
|
Mixed Doubles |  Courtois (FRA) Sebunnya (UGA)W 2 – 0 |
Hendahewa (SRI) Ong (SIN)W 2 – 0 |
 Shivani (IND) Ayittey (GHA)W w/o |
1 Q |  Beton (SLO) Ginting (INA)W 2 – 1 |
 Lee (TPE) Tsuneyama (JPN)L 1 – 2 |
Qin (CHN) Narongrit (THA)W 2 – 0 |
|
| Thilini Hendahewa (SRI) Bernard Ong (SIN)
|
Mixed Doubles | Shivani (IND) Ayittey (GHA) W w/o |
He (CHN) Dias (SRI) L 0 – 2 |
Courtois (FRA) Sebunnya (UGA) W 2 – 0 |
2 | did not advance | |||
Beach Volleyball edit
Sri Lanka qualified a boys' team by their performance at the AVC Qualification Tournament.[6][7]
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | ||||
| Isuru Madushan Chamika Sandaruwan |
Boys' |  Frutos Toewn/Cacares (PAR)W 2 – 1 |
3 Q | Ashfiya/Licardo (INA) L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | 25 | |||
 Ndayishimiye/Pniyongabo (BDI)W 2 – 0 | |||||||||
 Alvarez/Flores (GUA)L 1 – 2 | |||||||||
 Berntsen/Mol (NOR)L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
 Iarzutkin/Stoyanovskiy (RUS)L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
Rowing edit
Sri Lanka was given a boat to compete by the tripartite committee.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vishan Mario Gunatilleka | Boys' Single Sculls | 3:59.01 | 6 R | 3:50.56 | 5 SC/D | 3:50.87 | 6 FD | 3:49.53 | 22 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage
Swimming edit
Sri Lanka qualified two swimmers.[9][10] In the five races the two swimmers competed in, all five produced new national records.[11]
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Matthew Abeysinghe | 100 m freestyle | 50.87 NR | 13 Q | 50.86 NR | 13 | did not advance | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:52.41 NR | 15 | — | did not advance | |||
- Girls
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Machiko Raheem | 50 m freestyle | 26.79 NR | 23 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 58.50 NR | 28 | did not advance | ||||
Tennis edit
Sri Lanka was given a quota to compete by the tripartite committee.[12][13]
- Singles
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Sharmal Dissanayake | Boys' Singles | K Khachanov (RUS) L 0 – 6, 0 – 6 |
did not advance | ||||
- Doubles
| Athletes | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) Pavle Rogan (MNE)
|
Boys' Doubles | — |  N Álvarez (PER) JJ Rosas (PER)L 2 – 6, 3 – 6 |
did not advance | |||
| Ojasvinee Singh (IND) Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI)
|
Mixed Doubles |  S Kenin (USA) A Rybakov (USA)L 2 – 6, 6 – 4, [9] – [11] |
did not advance | ||||
References edit
- ^ Jayakody, Sajeewa (10 August 2014). "Matthew leads squad for Youth Olympic Games". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "Nine athletes to Youth Olympics". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Vidusanka qualifies for Youth Olympics
- ^ "BWF Junior World Rankings: Boys' Singles". BWF. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "BWF Junior World Rankings: Girls' Singles". BWF. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand claim two berths apiece for Nanjing Youth Olympics". FIVB. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ Madushan, Sandaruwan qualify for Youth Olympics beach volleyball
- ^ "2014 YOG Qualification: Rowing". FISA. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ Three top Lankan swimmers for Arena Grand Prix, USA
- ^ "Matthew, Machiko break records at Youth Olympic Games". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "2014 Youth Olympic Tennis Event – Boys Acceptance List by Country" (PDF). ITF. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Sharmal To Represent Sri Lanka At Youth Olympic Games | The Sunday Leader". www.thesundayleader.lk. Retrieved 2017-09-14.