Sri Lanka at the 2008 Summer Olympics selected to represent Sri Lanka at the 2008 summer olympics in Swimming. Daniel Lee will compete in the 50 m Freestyle, Heat 6 on Thursday, August 14. Chinthana Vidanage was given a Tripartite commission invitation to participate in the men's 69 kg class. The main rights to Olympic coverage in Sri Lanka are held by Rupavahini. Sri Lanka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sri Lanka competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.The Sri Lankan olympic committee confirmed 4 males and three females have been selected to compete
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from 12–21 August 2016, at the Olympic Stadium. The sport of athletics in the 2016 Summer Olympics was split into three distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events. Track and field events were held at João Havelange Olympic Stadium, while the race walks and marathon start and finish in Recreio dos Bandeirantes and Sambódromo, respectively. Apart from the race walks and marathon, ten track and field events held finals in the