Sri Lanka at the 2006 Lusophony Games
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2006 Lusophony Games
The 1st Lusophony Games were held in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China between 7 and 15 October 2006...
, where Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
fielded athletes:
Medal table by sports
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| 1 | Athletics Athletics at the 2006 Lusophony Games The Athletics at the 2006 Lusophony Games were held in the Macau Stadium on October 11 and 12. Brazil was the dominating delegation taking 19 out of 30 gold medals , while Sri Lanka managed to grab all three of gold medals it won in the Games in this sport... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
AthleticsAthletics (track and field)Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
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| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... - F |
Susanthika Mannalage |
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| 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... - F |
Susanthika Mannalage , Prasanna Amarasekara |
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| 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... - F |
Rohitha Mudiyanselage , Rohan Handundurage |
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| 1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... - M |
Chamingo Wijekoon |
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| Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... - M |
Chaminda Weerasinghe |
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| 4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes... - M |
Priyadarshana, Rohan Marasinghe, Sugath Arachchige, Rohitha Mudiyanselege |
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Beach VolleyballBeach volleyballBeach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
| Category | Team | ||||
| Female | Geethika Gunawardana, Sujeewa Wijesinghe | ||||
| Male | Dammika Silva, Jude Perera | ||||
See also
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- Lusophony GamesLusophony GamesThe Lusophony Games is a multinational multi-sport event organized by the ACOLOP, which involves athletes coming from Lusophone countries, namely those belonging to the CPLP , but also others where there are significant Portuguese communities or that have a common past with Portugal.Participating...
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- Macau at the 2006 Lusophony GamesMacau at the 2006 Lusophony GamesThis is the list of events, results of 2006 Lusophony Games, where Macau fielded athlets:-Medal table by sports:-Athletics:-Basketball - Female:-Basketball - Male:-Beach Volleyball:-Football:-Futsal:-Table Tennis:...
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- Athletics at the 2006 Lusophony GamesAthletics at the 2006 Lusophony GamesThe Athletics at the 2006 Lusophony Games were held in the Macau Stadium on October 11 and 12. Brazil was the dominating delegation taking 19 out of 30 gold medals , while Sri Lanka managed to grab all three of gold medals it won in the Games in this sport...
- Basketball at the 2006 Lusophony GamesBasketball at the 2006 Lusophony GamesThe Basketball tournament of the 2006 Lusophony Games was played in Macau, People's Republic of China. The venue was the Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion. The tournament was played from 8 to 14 October 2006, and there was a men's and women's competition...
- Beach Volleyball at the 2006 Lusophony GamesBeach Volleyball at the 2006 Lusophony GamesThe Beach Volleyball tournament of the 2006 Lusophony Games was played in Macau, People's Republic of China. The venue was the Tennis Academy. The tournament was played from 13 to 15 October 2006, and there was both the men's and women's competition....
- Football at the 2006 Lusophony GamesFootball at the 2006 Lusophony GamesThe Football tournament of the 2006 Lusophony Games was played in Macau, People's Republic of China. The venues were the Campo Desportivo e Pavilhão da U.C.T.M. and the Macau Stadium. The tournament was played from 4 to 10 October 2006, and it was only a men's competition...
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