Sri Lanka competed at the 2022 World Championships in Athletics in Eugene, Oregon, United States, from July 15−24, 2022.
Sri Lanka qualified three athletes (one man and two women).
Results Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankYupun AbeykoonMen's 100 metres10.195did not advanceGayanthika AbeyratneWomen's 800 metres2:02.355Did not advanceNilani Rathnayake3000 metres steeplechase9:54.1013colspan=2 did not advance
Non-competing athlete National record holder in the women's long jump Sarangi Silva qualified to compete after the withdrawal of a couple of athletes. Silva would have been the first Sri Lankan to compete in a jumping discipline at the World Athletics Championships for the country. However, Silva decided to decline her place to focus on the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
See also Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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