The Sri Lankan contingent to the senior commonwealth weightlifting Championship 2016 held in Penanag, Malaysia returned to the Island after a hearty showing at the games.
It was a promising outing for the Sri Lankan contingent with 08 Male and 07 Female lifters representing the country managing to clinch 2 Silver and 01Bronze medal.
W.K Plagasinghe won Silver in the Men’s 62Kg event snatching 118Kg (Highest in the weight class) and Cl& Jerk of 141Kg.
Olympian Anton Sudesh Peiris won Silver in the Men’s 69Kg event snatching 127Kg. He managed to clear 161Kg in the Cl&Jerk . Peiris who trained in Japan prior to the Olympics was not impressive at the Summer Games but is showed encouraging signs at the commonwealth championship.
Sri lanka’s only female medal came in the Women’s 48Kg event where Dinusha Hanmsani Gomas won Bronze for snatching 66Kg and clearing 84Kg in the Cl&Jerk.
It was encouraging to see that most of the other participants from Sri Lanka also putting out hearty perfomances with many ending within the top five competitors in respective weight classes.
Sri Lankan team which consisted of 08 male and 07 female lifters was coach by R.B Wickramasuriya and managed by Chaminda Ratnayaka on the tour.
56 kg Men
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Total |
| 4 | EGODAWATTE ARACHCHIGE DON Kamal D. E. | 108 | 126 | 234 |
62 kg Men
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Total |
| 5 | CHANDADARA SIRISENAGE Sangeeth P.W. | 110 | 143 | 253 |
69 kg Men
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Total |
| 4 | DISSANAYAKE MUDIYANSELAGE Indika C. D. | 128 | 157 | 285 |
77 kg Men
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Total |
| 5 | VIDANAGE Chinthana Geetal Vidanage | 127 | 167 | 294 |
94 kg Men
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Total |
| — | PETERS Shanaka Madusanka | — | — | — |
105 kg Men
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Total |
| 6 | AVIMEDILLE GEDARA Saman Abeywickrama | 130 | 165 | 295 |
48 kg Women
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Tota |
| 3 | BOMIRIYAGE GOMAS Dinusha Hansani | 66 | 82 | 148 |
53 kg Women
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Total |
| 4 | WARNAKULASURIYA Wadumesthreege C.M. | 74 | 87 | 161 |
63 kg Women
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Total |
| 8 | RIJAPACKSHA MUDIYANSELAGE N. S. R. | 65 | 87 | 152 |
69 kg Women
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Total |
| 7 | BALAGE Chathurika Priyanthi | 72 | 100 | 172 |
75 kg Women
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Total |
| 5 | WICKRAMASHINHA M. A. S. W. | 75 | 97 | 172 |
+75 kg Women
| Rank | Name | Snatch | CI&Jerk | Tota |
| 7 | KALUTHANTHRI I. A. | 80 | 92 | 172 |
