Independent Athletes at the 2022 Asian Games

Independent Athletes competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023. The delegation, competing as neutrals under the Olympic Council of Asia flag, consist of the Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team whose federation was suspended by the World Rugby.

Rugby sevens

TeamEventGroup StageClassification round9–13thRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOCA men'sMen's tournamentL 7–22L 7–223W 36–10W 21–12L 68–0L 7–10210

Sri Lanka entered a men's rugby sevens team. World Rugby allowed the team to compete, even though the Sri Lankan Rugby Federation was suspended. The team was allowed to compete under the Olympic Council of Asia flag.

The 12 member team was officially named on July 28, 2023. Roster

Tharinda Ratwatte Adeesha Weeratunga Chathura Senevirathne Anjala Hettiarachchi Aakash Madushanka Dinupa Senevirathne Gemunu Chethiya Dharshana Dabare Srinath Sooriyabandara Ramesh Fernando Heshan Jensen Adam Gauder

See also Sri Lanka at the 2022 Asian Games (Other Sri Lankan athletes)

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