Lankan contingent ready for YOG
Chinthana Wasala
The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka yesterday announced
the Sri Lankan contingent which will participate in the first ever Youth
Olympic Games to be held in Singapore from August 14 to 26, 2010.
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Sri Lankan contingent for the YOG
2010: |
Chef de
Mission: Nishantha Piyasena
Lady Chaperon: Ms. Dilmini Direckze
Athletes: (Qualified)
Hasintha Shashiranga Dharmashoka College Table tennis -
Singles
Heshan Unamboowe Trinity College Swimming 100m Backstroke
Madhavee Weeratunga Mahamaya College Swimming 50m
Freestyle
Dilshan kariyawasam Ananda College Badminton Singles
(Universality Places)
Indunil Herath Walala Central Athletics 1000m
Nuwani Navodya Dharmashoka College Table Tennis Singles
Lekha Shehani Convent of Lady of Victories Badminton
Singles
Coaches:
Jagath Rajapaksa Table Tennis
Pemlath Uyanhewa Swimming
Masseur Donald Wijegunawardena |
The Sri Lankan team will consist of two paddlers, two swimmers, two
shuttlers, one athlete, two coaches and a masseur along with Lady
Chaperon and the Chef de Mission. The NOC Assistant Secretary and the
Secretary of the Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka Nishantha Piyasena who
did a good job, being the Chef de Mission at the last years Asian Youth
Games which was also held in Singapore, will be repeating his job at the
Youth Olympics.
Three boys and one girl qualified for the games, namely paddler
Hasintha Shashiranga, shuttler Dilshan Kariyawasam and swimmers Heshan
Unamboowe and Madhavee Weeratunga. Each country that participates in the
YOG will receive four Universality places and three Lankans have already
made it to the final list of participants. Thy are athlete Indunil
Herath, Paddler Nuwani Navodya and the newest addition, Shuttler Lekha
Shehani. Lekha was enlisted as a result of immense efforts taken by the
Chef de Mission Nishantha, after several discussions with the Olympic
officials acknowledged NOC President Hemasiri Fernando at a press
briefing held at the Olympic House yesterday. |
