Sri Lanka competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This marked Sri Lanka's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Seven of the nation's previous Olympic appearances were under the name Ceylon.
The Sri Lankan delegation consisted of six athletes (three male and female) competing in three sports. Badminton athlete Viren Nettasinghe and javelin thrower Dilhani Lekamge were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 2 3Badminton 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2 Total 3 3 6
Athletics
Sri Lanka qualified three track and field athletes (one man and two women). Tharushi Karunarathna and Dilhani Lekamge both qualified directly through the World Rankings. Aruna Darshana qualified after receiving a reallocated quota spot. Athletes achieved qualified through their respective world rankings, in the following events:
Track and road events AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAruna DarshanaMen's 400 m44.99 3 Qcolspan=2 Did not advanceTharushi KarunarathnaWomen's 800 m2:07.7682:06.667Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankDilhani LekamgeWomen's javelin throw53.6632Did not advance
Badminton
Sri Lanka qualified one male badminton player through the BWF Race to Paris rankings as of April 30, 2024. At the age of 20, Viren Nettasinghe became the youngest badminton athlete to qualify for the Olympics from Sri Lanka.
AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16Quarter-finalSemi-finalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank in group OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankViren NettasingheMen's singlesL (14–21, 12–21)L (9–21, 19–21)3Did not advance
Swimming
Sri Lanka received two universality quota spots from FINA (one man and one woman). The Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union selected the highest ranked eligible swimmers in their respective events based on results at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKyle AbeysingheMen's 100 m freestyle51.4254Did not advanceGanga SeneviratneWomen's 100 m backstroke1:04.2630Did not advance
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