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
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