Sri Lanka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
| Sri Lanka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | SRI |
| CGA | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
| Website | srilankaolympic |
| in Manchester, England | |
| Competitors | 31 male, 25 female |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Sri Lanka arrived in Manchester for their twelfth Commonwealth Games,[1] bringing a total of 31 male and 25 female athletes[2] competing in athletics, badminton, boxing, netball, rugby sevens, shooting squash, swimming and weightlifting.[3] This large team failed to win any medals, a disappointment compared to the previous two games and the following one in Melbourne.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Netball
Sri Lanka finished 8th in the netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. They lost to Fiji 80–42 in the 7th/8th playoff match.[4][5]
- Pool A
| 26 July 2002 |  Wales
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48–47 |  Sri Lanka
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| 15:00 | Mair Jones  31Jamilla Harris 13
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Report |
Sashika Samarasinghe 28 Gishanthi Jayakody 19
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| 27 July 2002 |  England
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75–34 | Sri Lanka
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| 18:30 | Alex Astle 31/41 (76%) Jess Garland 25Joanne Steed 19
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Report |
Sashika Samarasinghe 13 Prasadi Nalika 12Gishanthi Jayakody 8Anoma Sriyakanthi 1
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| 28 July 2002 |  New Zealand
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116–26 | Sri Lanka
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| 13:00 | Irene van Dyk 58/61 (95%) Donna Loffhagen 23Belinda Colling 21Daneka Wipiiti 14
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Report |
Prasadi Nalika 14 Sashika Samarasinghe 6Gishanthi Jayakody 6
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| 30 July 2002 |  Canada
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52–49 | Sri Lanka
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| 15:00 | Dulcina Wind 30 Maralyn Hope 22
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Report |
Sashika Samarasinghe 26 ? Gishanthi Jayakody 12Prasadi Nalika 10
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- Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 101 | +264 | 8 |
| 2 | England |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 278 | 145 | +133 | 6 |
| 3 | Wales |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 251 | -113 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 286 | -149 | 2 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 291 | -135 | 0 |
Qualified for Major semi-finals
Qualified for Minor Semi-finals
Qualified for 7th/10th classification
- 7th/10th classification
| 31 July 2002 | Sri Lanka
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41–40 |  Barbados
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| 13:00 | Sashika Samarasinghe 22 Gishanthi Jayakody 19
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Olivia Walcott 13 Cheryl Squires 11Denise Alleyne 11? Harris 5
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- 7th/8th playoff
| 2 August 2002 |  Fiji
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80–42 | Sri Lanka
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| 13:00 | Paulini Tora 25 Taraima Rara 22Matelita Shaw 22Maria Bereso 11
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Report |
Sashika Samarasinghe 24/31 (77%) Gishanthi Jayakody 15Prasadi Nalika 3
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- Squad
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References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.thecgf.com/countries/games.asp [dead link]
- ^ a b c "BBC Sport – Commonwealth Games 2002 – Statistics". news.bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Machester (ENG) 2002". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Pool A Summary". m2002.thecgf.com. 30 July 2002. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Team Lists – 2002 Commonwealth Games". netballscoop.com. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.