Sri Lankan weightlifters are poised to take part in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships scheduled to be held from June 9 to 14 in Samoa.
Sri Lankan senior weight lifting team: Chinatana Geethal Vidhanage (81kg), Indika Dissanayake (73kg), Thilanga Palagasinghe (61kg), Dinuda Abeysekera (45kg), Hansali Gomas (49kg) Chamari Warnakulasuriya (55kg) , R.B Wickramasinghe (head coach), GCN Gamage (Assistant Coach)
Sri Lanka junior weight lifting team: R.D.G Abeynayake (men’s 55kg), GRCV Gamlath (men’s 55kg) ,JGUR Gunatilleka (women’s 45kg), DMS Samarakoon (women’s 45kg) V. Arshika (women’s 64kg), BJ Haputenna (women’s 77kg above), WARD Wansapura (coach) Indra Kumara and RMCR Kumara (coach)
Sri Lanka youth weight lifting team:
RSD Somathilleka (men’s 49kg), AS Liyanagedera (men’s 49kg), ASD Jayawardena (men’s 55kg), DW Srimal (men’s 89kg) VP Kumara (Manager), DN Ranjana (coach)-DR