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Sri Lanka at the2024 Summer Olympics. 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.
21 May–2 June – 2024 Sri Lanka floods: At least 16 people are killed in flooding and mudslides caused by monsoon rains across the country. [ 67 ] 25 May – Sprinter Yupun Abeykoon wins the gold medal in the Men’s 100m event at the 2024 Anhalt Athletic Championship in Germany with a timing of 10.16 seconds (wind+0.3).
SRI: NPC: Sri Lanka National Federation of Sports for the Disabled: Website: nfsd.wb.gs: in Paris, France August 28, 2024 () – September 8, 2024 () Competitors: 8 (7 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports: Flag bearers : Indika Gamage Janani Wickramasingha: Medals Ranked 75th: Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1: Summer Paralympics appearances
Guillermo Varona González [a] (born 1 August 1995) is a Cuban para-athlete javelin thrower who competes in the F46 category. He is a gold medalist at the 2023 Parapan American Games, 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position. It was empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene.
2016. 2020. 2024. Sri Lanka first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent a delegation to every Summer Olympic Games except for the 1976 Games and has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Sri Lankan athletes have won a total of two Olympic silver medals, both in athletics.
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in Jaffna Ceylon Tea. The culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity. Sri Lankan culture has long been influenced by the heritage of Theravada Buddhism passed on from India, and the religion's legacy is particularly strong in Sri Lanka's southern and central regions.
2023 Zimbabwe. Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka (born 9 September 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and former limited overs captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. [2] An all-rounder, Shanaka is a right-handed batter and a right-arm medium fast bowler. In 2019, he captained the Twenty20 International (T20I) side against Pakistan, with ...