Sri Lanka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||||
Competitors | ||||||||||
Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
Summer Games | ||||||||||
1948* • 1952* • 1956* • 1960* • 1964* • 1968* • 1972* • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
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Sri Lanka will compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics which will be held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
[edit] Boxing
Sri Lanka qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Anurudha Rathnayake earned a spot in the Olympic flyweight competition with his performance at the 2007 World Championships.[1]
- Flyweight: Anurudha Rathnayake
[edit] Shooting
Sri Lanka qualified one shooter for the Olympic Shooting tournament. Edirisinghe Senanayake qualified in the 50 m Pistol Men event by virtue of finishing first at the 2007 Asian shooting championships in Kuwait.
==Badminton== Sri Lanka qualified one badminton player for the Olympic Badminton tournament.Thilini Jayasinghe qualfied in the womens single event.
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