LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAGATH JAYASURIYA, Commander of the Army this morning (18) during a special interaction with Army sportsmen and women who excelled in the recently-concluded 11th South Asian Games (SAG) tournament in Dhaka, Bangladesh commended them for their achievements and glory brought to the Army.
The Army sportsmen and women in the Sri Lankan contingent won two Gold Medals, eight Silver Medals and seventeen Bronze Medals in 1500 m, 100 x 4 m, Marathon, 400 x 4 (four silver in men/women athletic categories), Long Jump, Shooting, Kabaddi, Volleyball, Taekwondo, Cycling and Weightlifting events respectively during the SAG tournament.
Lieutenant General Jayasuriya after meeting all twenty-six participants in the Army team at the Army sports stadium, Army Headquarters spoke high of their records and made inquiries about their continued training practices, future requirements, participation in other international events and personal necessities for promotion of their skills if any, etc.
Lieutenant General Jayasuriya assured continuous support to those athletes in the future too and instructed Director Army Sports to attend to their needs and facilities, if any and help them further promote their talents in whatever way possible.
The tournament took place in Bangladesh from 29th January 2010 until 9th February 2010, attended by all Asian nations. Sri Lankan sportsmen and women including Army participants secured a record number of Golds, Silvers and Bronze Medals in the tournament.
Here follows the Army participants in the Sri Lankan Team ;
| Athletes | |||||
| S/157160 | Warrant Officer I | W.M.C.I Wijekoon | 1500 m | 1st Place | Gold Medal |
| 5000 m | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |||
| S/577784 | Warrant Officer II | Ajith Bandara A.M | Marathon | 2nd Place | Silver Medal |
| S/2R01660 | Warrant Officer II | Wickramasinghe P.D.M.P | 400 x 4 | 2nd Place | Silver Medal |
| S/5A02978 | Sergeant | Pushpa Kumara I.M.R | 400 x 4 | 2nd Place | Silver Medal |
| S/156501 | Bombardier | Chamal P.H | 1500 m | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal |
| S/150755 | Lance Bombardier | Fernando W.J.I.T | 100 x 4 | 1st Place | Gold Medal |
| S/4S01033 | Lance Corporal | Dharmarathne H.P.K | Long Jump | 2nd Place | Silver Medal |
| S/4R00880 | Lance Corporal | Thanuja Kumari P | 400 x 4 | 2nd Place | Silver Medal |
| S/579005 | Private | Rathnasiri A.D.M.P | High Jump | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal |
| S/5807 | Private (Woman) | Rathnakumari S.M.U | 400 x 4 | 2nd Place | Silver Medal |
| Shooting | |||||
| S/350541 | Warrant Officer I | E.M. Senanayake | 3rd Place | 3 x Bronze Medals | |
| S/575197 | Warrant Officer I | U.N.D Dharmasiri | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| S/351784 | Warrant Officer II | Gunadasa N.P | 3rd Place | 3 x Bronze Medals | |
| S/59284 | Corporal | Buthpitiya B.L.R.S | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| S/59284 | Corporal | Buthpitiya B.L.R.S | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| S/577895 | Lance Corporal | Samarakoon S.M.M | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| Private (Woman) | Wasana Kumari R.P.D.M.P | 2nd Place | Silver Medal | ||
| Kabaddi | |||||
| S/4R00924 | Lance Corporal | Karunanayake K.P.G.S | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| S/4R01256 | Lance Corporal | Perera H.N.K | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| Volley Ball | |||||
| S/2K1642 | Staff Sergeant | Abeyrathna M.L | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| S/700688 | Sergeant | Premalal S.R.G.L | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| Taekwondo | |||||
| S/775930 | Corporal | Rajapaksha R.M.P.R | 2nd Place | Silver Medal | |
| S/578317 | Lance Corporal | Sugath W | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| S/00792 | Lance Corporal | Saputhantri R.A.D | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| S/00798 | Lance Corporal | Sandamali P.M.A.J | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
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Cycling |
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| S/2R01930 | Private | Pushparani W.K | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal | |
| Weightlifting | |||||
| S/5Q02542 | Lance Corporal | Abeykoon K.C.A.T.S | 3rd Place | Bronze Medal |
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