A team of 21 athletes will represent Sri Lanka at the forthcoming 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017 which will be held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27.
The Sri Lankan contingent will include a total of 26 members including five officials for the ten-day event.
Six each athletes will represent the country in athletics and wrestling with well known names Himasha Eshan and Manjula Kumara coming among the track and field events.
Weightlifting will have three athletes while two will take part in taekwondo.
Four chess players are among the squad.
The team will leave Sri Lanka on Thursday (14).
Over 6500 athletes representing 65 countries are expected to take part in the event.
Indoor Athletics: Himasha Eshan (60m), Indunil Herath (800m), Manjula Kumara (High Jump), Amila Jayasiri (Long Jump), Gayanthika Abeyratne (800m), Vidusha Lakshani (Triple Jump), G.L. Sajith Jayalal (Coach)
Wrestling: C.D. Fernando (57kg), W.C.M. Perera (65kg), T.K.S. Maduranga (74kg), H.A.N. Karunasena (48kg), M.D.S. Madushani (52kg), W.M.D.D.K. Weerabahu (58kg), N.K.J. Piyaratne (Coach)
Chess: Rajeendra Kalugampitiya, Romesh Weerawardena, Saumy Zainab, Dasuni Mendis, Nirukshi Panagoda (Coach)
Weightlifting: E.A.D.K.D. Egodawatte (56kg), C.S.S.P. Wijesuriya (62kg), W.P.U. Charuka (105kg), P.K.N. Dayan (Coach)
Taekwondo: Anura Bandara (54kg), Sampath Liyanage (57kg), M.R. Romesh (Coach)
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