Sri Lanka competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. This was Sri Lanka's 17th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
On June 30, 2022 the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka announced a team of 114 athletes (54 men and 60 women). For the first time ever, more women will compete than men. On July 19, 2022, the table tennis team of four male athletes was withdrawn, meaning the final team size was 50 men and 60 women (110 total athletes) competing in 13 sports.
Weightlifter Indika Dissanayake and cricketer Chamari Athapaththu were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.
Sri Lanka finished the competition with four medals (one silver and three bronze), ranking the country 31st overall on the medal table. Sri Lanka won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal in the sport of wrestling.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
By virtue of its status as the top Commonwealth Asian nation in the respective FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings for men and women (on 1 November 2021), Sri Lanka qualified for both tournaments.
Group A
Group A
On April 26, 2022, the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka named a team of eight athletes (four of each gender). On June 1, 2022, Hiruni Wijayaratne was dropped from the team for unknown reasons. Ushan Thiwanka later withdrew, citing a lack of preparation. Para-athlete Palitha Bandara will also compete.
On 3 August 2022, Yupun Abeykoon won the bronze medal after finishing the race in 10.14 seconds. Abeykoon also became the first Sri Lankan to win a Commonwealth Games medal in athletics after 24 years since Sriyani Kulawansa and Sugath Thilakaratne's medal feats at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Abeykoon also became the first Sri Lankan to win a Commonwealth Games medal in either men's and women's 100m event. During the heats, Abeykoon managed to set an all-time fastest ever timing in Commonwealth Games history in the heats after finishing with a timing of 10.06 seconds. The previous record in 100m men's heats record was held by Canada's Glenroy Gilbert who had finished his heat with a timing of 10.10 seconds during the 1994 Commonwealth Games. His timing of 10.06 seconds earned him a spot in the semi-finals. Yupun finished with a timing of 10.20 seconds semi-final which helped him to secure a berth into the final and was also the only Asian athlete to qualify for the final.
Palitha Bandara claimed a silver medal in men's F42-44/61-64 discus throw final after clearing a distance of 44.20 meters garnering 944 points. Bandara became the first Sri Lankan to win a Para Sports medal for Sri Lanka in Commonwealth Games history.
On May 4, 2022, Badminton Sri Lanka named a team of eight athletes (four of each gender). Sri Lanka's also qualified for the team event after being one of the top 14 nations in the BWF Ranking as of February 1, 2022. The final team announcement dropped two women, meaning the final team size was six (four men and two women).
On 19 March 2022, Sri Lanka qualified in both the men's and women's tournaments. This was achieved by both teams winning the Asian Qualifiers that were held in Negombo, Sri Lanka. This will be the first time Sri Lanka will be competing in the women's event. The teams were officially deemed as qualified on April 26, 2022.
Group A
Group B
Sri Lanka entered eight boxers (five men and three women).
Sri Lanka secured its place in the tournament by winning the Commonwealth Games Qualifier on 24 January 2022. The final roster of 15 athletes was named on July 19, 2022.
Sri Lanka entered one male diver.
Sri Lanka's gymnastics team consisted of eight athletes (three men and five women).
Sri Lanka's artistic gymnastics team consisted of seven athletes (three men and four women).
Sri Lanka entered one rhythmic gymnast.
Sri Lanka entered five judoka (three men and two women).
As of 28 November 2021, Sri Lanka qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments, for a total of 26 athletes (13 per gender). This was achieved after the country was the top ranked eligible nation during the 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series and 2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series respectively. The women's team will be making its Commonwealth Games debut.
The roster was officially named on April 25, 2022.
Pool A
The roster was officially named on April 25, 2022.
Pool A
Sri Lanka's four member squash team (two men and two women) was named on July 3, 2022.
Sri Lanka entered two swimmers (one per gender).
At the conclusion of the rankings period on February 28, 2022, Sri Lanka qualified ten weightlifters (six men and four women). Arshika Vijaybaskar later received a reallocated quota spot, increasing the team to 11 athletes (six men and five women). However, Vijaybaskar was not on the final team list.
On April 11, 2022, the Wrestling Federation of Sri Lanka selected six wrestlers (two men and four women) to compete at the games. A sixth wrestler, Shanith Chathuranga, scheduled to compete in the 74 kg, left the athletes village, and was believed to have fled. Nethmi Poruthotage won a bronze medal in the Women's 57 kg event, marking the country's first ever medal in the sport of wrestling and becoming the youngest ever Sri Lankan medalist at the Commonwealth Games.
Sri Lanka's participation at the Games happened while the country was facing the worst economic crisis since its independence. In training for the event, the athletes in the contingent endured long walks to sporting facilities in their home country, as a fuel shortage made it impossible for them to drive. The team was planning on sending a large amount of delegates, which raised concerns of it being financially unviable for them. Sri Lanka Cricket stepped in by spending 20 million Sri Lankan rupees on the contingent's travel expenses. The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka announced they would have two employees monitoring the Games' athlete's village for looting or disappearances.
During the Games, eleven members of the contingent disappeared, most of them last seen at the Games' athlete's village. The incident is one of numerous disappearances of Sri Lankans at overseas sporting events. Three of the missing were soon found by police, but where they went afterwards was not reported. In November 2022, the police ended their investigation into the disappearances, as well as other countries' delegates who went missing during the Games, stating: "Those reported missing were either found, or the investigation closed because they were no longer believed to be missing." An update on any of their whereabouts was not given. As with the other Sri Lankan sporting disappearances, investigators suspect the missing had used the pretense of sporting to legally enter foreign nations so they can illegally stay there.