Sri Lanka competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. This marked Sri Lanka's 18th participation at the games, after making its debut at the 1938 Commonwealth Games.

The Sri Lankan team consisted of 40 athletes (27 men and 13 women) competing in six sports. The list of participating athletes was officially named on July 17, 2026. The team's chef de mission was retired Sri Lankan badminton athlete Niluka Karunaratne.

Para-athlete Palitha Bandara was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, fellow para athlete Janani Dhananjana was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.

Sri Lanka finished the games with two medals, a gold and a silver won in athletics. This meant Sri Lanka finished tied for 17th on the medal table. Gold medalist javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga served as the country's closing ceremony flagbearer. The gold medal was Sri Lanka's first at the Commonwealth Games in 20 years.

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalArtistic gymnastics 123Athletics Athletics15520112Boxing 426Judo 202Swimming 112Weightlifting 325Total271340

Medalists

The following Sri Lankan competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medallists' names are bolded. MedalNameSportEventDateRef. Rumesh Tharanga Athletics Men's javelin throw 31 July Palitha Bandara Para athletics Men's discus throw (F44) 29 July

Artistic gymnastics

Sri Lanka entered three artistic gymnasts, one male and two female. Gymnast Tiana Sumanasekera competed for Sri Lanka for the first time after switching her sporting nationality to Sri Lanka from the United States.

Men Individual Qualification AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankNadila NethviruAll-around11.40011.200colspan=6

Women Individual Qualification AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankTiana SumanasekeraAll-aroundcolspan=2 11.050colspan=2 Nuyara Fernando10.600 9.750 8.600 9.35038.300 35

Athletics

Sri Lanka entered 20 track and field athletes, 15 men and five women. Araliya Sathsarani was named to the team as part of the mixed 4x400 relay team but did not compete. Kalhara Silva also did not compete. Rumesh Tharanga won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw, becoming Sri Lanka's first gold medalist in athletics since 1950. Meanwhile, Palitha Bandara won a silver medal for the second consecutive games.

Track events Men AthleteEventRound oneSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankDinet Weeraratna100 m10.3322colspan=4 Chamod Yodhasinghe10.4532colspan=4 Malith Thamel200 m20.9925colspan=4 Aruna Darshana20.9622colspan=4 Kalinga Kumarage400 m46.2811 q46.8020colspan=2 Harsha Karunarathna800 m1:49.9821colspan=4 Roshan Ranatunga110 m hurdles14.118 qcolspan=2 14.057Ayomal Akalanka400 m hurdles50.2711colspan=4 Asitha Rathnasen53.0419colspan=4

Mixed AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankAyomal AkalankaAruna DharshanaLakshima MendisJithma Wijethunga4 × 400 m relay3:22.429colspan=2

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistanceRankDistanceRankTharindu DasunMen's high jumpcolspan=2 colspan=2 Arunthavarasa PuvitharanMen's pole vault colspan=2 colspan=2 Yeshan KumaraMen's triple jump15.678 q16.016Rumesh TharangaMen's javelin throw82.841 q89.75 Sumedha Ranasinghecolspan=2 colspan=2 Madushani HerathWomen's long jump6.0116colspan=2 Women's triple jumpcolspan=2 13.226Dilhani LekamgeWomen's javelin throwcolspan=2 55.007

Para athletics Sri Lanka entered two para athletes, one per gender.

Track event AthleteEventFinalResultRankJanani DhananjanaWomen's 100 metres (T47)12.50 4

Field event AthleteEventFinalDistanceRankPalitha BandaraMen's discus throw (F44)46.84

Boxing

Sri Lanka entered six boxers (four men and two women).

AthleteEventPreliminariesPreliminariesQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRukmal PrasannaMen's 55 kgL 0–4colspan=4Ravindu JayanthaMen's 60 kgW 5–0L 1–4colspan=4 Chamil PathmasiriMen's 65 kgL KOcolspan=5 Sithija SudammaMen's 80 kgL RSCcolspan=5 Nadeeka PushpakumariWomen's 51 kgW 3–2L 0–4colspan=3 Keshani HansikaWomen's 57 kgL 1–4colspan=3

Judo

Sri Lanka entered two male judoka.

Men AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankWimukthi Premarathna60 kgL 2–3s1colspan=5 Chamara Repiyallage73 kgW 11s2–10L 0s1–101colspan=5

Swimming

Sri Lanka evented two swimmers, one of each gender. Originally Kyle Abeysinghe was supposed to represent the country, but was replaced with Muhammad Fidhyan Mohamed due to the former contracting an illness before the games.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMuhammad Fidhyan MohamedMen's 50 m freestyle24.1739colspan=4Men's 100 m freestyle 53.00 43colspan=4Men's 50 m butterfly 25.25 37colspan=4Minagi RupesingheWomen's 100 m freestyle 1:00.31 35colspan=4Women's 100 m backstroke1:06.5225colspan=4Women's 200 m backstroke2:22.1413colspan=2 colspan=2

Weightlifting

Sri Lanka qualified four weightlifters (three men and one woman). The country later received an additional women's quota, for a total of five weightlifters (three men and two women).

AthleteEventSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total (kg)RankResultRankResultRankSupun Somathilaka Men's 60 kg109413542444Sandu JayawardenaMen's 65 kg124415152755Indika DissanayakeMen's 71 kgcolspan=2 colspan=4 Upamalika GunahilakaWomen's 48 kgcolspan=2 colspan=4 Chathurika BalageWomen's 86 kg801010791879

See also Sri Lanka at the 2026 Asian Beach Games Sri Lanka at the 2026 Asian Games

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