Sangeeth Wijesuriya wins South Asian gold
Sangeeth Wijesuriya, who is sponsored by AVI (performance brand of DSI) won the Gold (56 kg) at the 1st South Asian weight Lifting championship which was held in Kathmandu, Nepal recently. Nepal Weight Lifting Association organized this event where contetants from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal participated. Wijesuriya has been a [...]
PC member heads Weightlifting association
The Sports Minister of the North Central Provincial Council Pesala Jayaratne Bandara was elected as president of the Sri Lanka Weightlifting Association at the Annual General Meeting held recently at the Sport Science Auditorium. He won with a majority of 13 votes ahead of his rival S.A. Wijewickrama. Other elected office-bearers: Secretary: Purna Kahingala Asst. [...]
Biggest medal haul for Lankan Lifters
Sri Lanka’s men and women weight lifters gained a haul of twenty three medals (7 Golds, 11 Silvers and 5 Bronze) at the South Asian weight Lifting championship which was held in Kathmandu, Nepal. This also happens to be the biggest haul of medal gained by Sri Lanka in an international weight lifting championship. The [...]
Vidanage loses another feather
Weightlifter Chinthana Vidanage has been removed from Athletes' commission of Hambantota's bid to host 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Four year ban on Chinthana
The International Weightlifting Federation has imposed a four year ban on commonwealth Gold medalist Chinthana Vidanage. The ban was for the use of illegal steroids by the sportsman. He tested positive for using the drug Methylhexanyamine during the Asian games.
Ransilu Jayathilake tests positive
Air Force Sports Club weight lifter Ransilu Jayathilake has been tested positive for a banned substance during the recently held national weight lifting championships. The former national weight lifting champion had taken the banned substance identified as Methylhexanamine which can be found in certain nutrition supplements. According to the Sri Lanka Weight Lifting Federation vice [...]
Another fish caught in the net
The Sports Medical Unit announced that Sri Lankan Athlate Chinthana Vidanage is charged for using banned substance at the Asian Weightlifting Championship held in China. Vidanage didn't win a medal but came fourth in his 69 kg event at the meet. Vithanage is reported to have been taking suppliments to give him strength during his [...]
Widanage wins a silver
Sri Lanka’s top weight lifter, Chinthana Geethal Widanage, won a silver medal in 69 kg weight class in the XIXth Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, today.
Sri Lankan lifter wins bronze
The Sri Lankans met with some success when they bagged the first medal through weight-lifter Anton Sudesh Peiris who won a bronze in the 62 kilogram class on the second day of the 19th Commonwealth Games here yesterday. Peiris finished third behind two weightlifters from Malaysia. This was a proud moment for Sri Lanka who [...]
Sudesh wins first medal for Sri Lanka
Weight lifter, Sudesh Peries won the first medal for Sri Lanka in the IX commonwealth games, New Delhi, as he bagged a bronze medal in 62kg weight class today.
Army to revive Colours Awards after 13 years
The Sri Lanka Army is making arrangements to hold its colours night after 13 years since it was last held in 1997 and forgotten due to the war. Every sportsman and woman who represented the army in the last 13 years are eligible to meet the qualifying standards to obtain colours. Such sports persons who [...]
Indian lifters face Games doubt over unpaid fine
By Amlan Chakraborty Indian weightlifters remain unsure of their participation at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in October as the country’s federation struggles to cover an unpaid fine for repeated doping offences.After six lifters failed drugs tests last year, the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) was handed a $500,000 fine by the international body and face suspension [...]
