Matthew leads squad for Youth Olympic Games
By Sajeewa Jayakody
Sri Lanka's only medal winner at Asian level in swimming, Matthew
Abeysinghe will lead Sri Lanka's Youth Olympic squad for Nanjing, China.
|
Director General of Sports Ranjani Jayakody, Sports Minister
Mahindananda Aluthgamage, team leader Matthew Abeysinghe,
NOC Secretary Maxwell de Silva and Chef-de-mission Pradeep
Nandana are seen at the National Olympic Committee premises,
Colombo on Thursday with the Lankan Youth Olympic Games
squad. |
The Killer Whale Aquatics Abeysinghe, who holds every national record
except 50m butterly, three backstroke and three breastroke events, will
be competing in his pet events 50m, 100m freestyle with 100m butterfly
events at the 204-nation Nanjing Games, to be held from August 16 to 28.
Matthew, is the lone swimmer to have won a medal in swimming at Asian
level when he won a 100m freestyle bronze last year at the same venue at
the Asian Youth Games. The 18-year-old swimmer also won a silver medal
in 100m freestyle at the Asian Age Group Championship in 2012,
Indonesia.
Abeysinghe, who shattered all the records of country's ace swimmer
Jullian Bolling, has also won a gold at Singapore Grand Prix in 2012 in
400m freestyle. In the Malaysian Open, he clinched a bronze medal in
400m freestyle event.
Sri Lanka contingent for Youth Olympic Games:
Swimming: Matthew Abeysinghe (100m, 200m freestyle and 100m
butterfly), Machiko Raheem (50m and 100m freestyle), Manoj Abeysinghe
(coach)
Athletics: Anuradha Randunuge (400m hurdles), Lalith Priyantha
Bandara Liyanage (coach)
Badminton: Thilini Hendahewage (singles), Sachin Dias (singles),
Sankar Annamalai (coach)
Beach volleyball: Chamika Sandaruwan Perera (men's team tournament),
Isuru Madushan (men's team tournament)
HM Dhanamapa (coach).
Rowing: Vishan Mario Gunatilleke (single sculls), Rishane Anthony
Fernando (coach)
Tennis: Sharmal Dissanayake (men's singles), Ashutosh Singh (Coach)
Chef de Mission: Pradeep Nandana Gamarachchi.
Young Ambassador: Ishika de Silva. |
