50th National Sports Festival – 2026 (Wushu Tournament)

The Wushu events of the 50th National Sports Festival, jointly organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Department of Sports Development, concluded successfully and in a grand manner at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo on September 25, 26, and 27, 2026.

Approximately 170 athletes representing all nine provinces participated in this year’s Wushu tournament. The athletes who achieved top honors in the tournament are as follows:

1. Best Athletes – Taolu Events
   • Best Male Athlete: T.B. Ranasinghe (Western Province)
   • Best Female Athlete: M.L.D.T.S. Gunasekara (Western Province)
2. Best Athletes – Sanda Events
   • Best Male Athlete: S.R. Kumara (Uva Province – 65 kg weight class)
   • Best Female Athlete: W.P.M. Madumali (Eastern Province – 56 kg weight class)
3. Final results of major Taolu events
   • Nanquan event:
   o Men:
4. T.B. Ranasinghe (Western Province)
5. Y. Seneviratne (Western Province)
6. D.M.E.L. Dissanayake (Uva Province)
   o Women:
7. P.L.N. Sedhara (Western Province)
8. W.P.K.M. Sewadi (Western Province)
9. I.N.A.S. Jayathilaka (North Central Province)

• Changquan event:
o Men:

1. H.M.S.P. Koswatta (Sabaragamuwa Province)
2. D.M.U.I. Dissanayake (Western Province)
3. T.G.K.S. Dayarathna (Central Province)
   o Women:
4. A.H. Gihani Wathsala (Southern Province)
5. S.U.S. Dissanayake (Western Province)
6. B.M.H. Bhagya (North Western Province)

• Taijiquan Event:
o Men:

1. O.D.T.N. Anuradha (Eastern Province)
2. H.P.K. Amarasinghe (Sabaragamuwa Province)
3. M.M.P. Anjana (North Western Province)

o Women:

1. M.L.D.T.S. Gunasekara (Western Province)
2. A.M. Chamathka Nethmini (Uva Province)
3. G.P.G.S. Gunasekara (Central Province)
4. Sanda Event Final Results
   • Men (Men Sanda):
   o 48 kg:
5. S.J.P. Godamunna (Central Province)
6. S.S. Rathnayake (Southern Province)
7. G. Ganesan Suthakaran (Central Province)
8. P.G.S. Gunasena (Uva Province)

o 52 kg:

1. D.G.G.N.E. Premachandra (Central Province)
2. D.A. Manojpriya (Western Province)
3. H.P.D.M. Sumanarathna (Eastern Province)
4. J.M. Farhan (Eastern Province)

o 56 kg:

1. R.M.N. Rathnayake (North Central Province)
2. K.G.S.N. Weerasinghe (North Central Province)
3. M.R.A. Ashees (Southern Province)
4. J. Kurushan (Eastern Province)

o 60 kg:

1. P.N. Balawardana (Sabaragamuwa Province)
2. U.H.S. Chandralal (Central Province)
3. K.M. Naushad (Uva Province)
4. M.A. Dilshan (Uva Province)

o 65 kg:

1. S.R. Kumara (Uva Province)
2. P.A.V.A. Dayarathna (North Western Province)
3. P. Rathukshan (Northern Province)
4. U.H.D.W. Unawatuna (Central Province)

o 70 kg:

1. T.M.N. Samaranayake (North Central Province)
2. K.T.A.T. Pushpakumara (Eastern Province)
3. K.P.N.V. Madhushanka (Southern Province)
4. M.M.S. Chathuranga (North Western Province)

• Women (Women’s Sanda):
o 52 kg:

1. S.V.P.R. Dilhani (Southern Province)
2. S.H.S.R. Fernando (Western Province)
3. G.W.A.K.J. Pemarathna (Sabaragamuwa Province)
4. K.M.H.M.U. Kulasekara (Central Province)

o 56 kg:

1. W.P.M. Madumali (Eastern Province)
2. D.P.D. Kumarasara (Sabaragamuwa Province)
3. H.S. Navoda (Western Province)
4. P.S.D. Pathirana (North Western Province)

International Wushu Referee W.G. [served] as the Chief Referee of this tournament. Mr. Upali Anurasiri officiated the proceedings, and the event was attended by Mr. Vajira Gunawardena (Additional Director General, Department of Sports Development), Mr. Nuwan Prasad (Chief Accountant), Mr. Anula Wijesinghe (Assistant Director of Sports), Mr. Sisira Wallegedara, and Mr. Nayanananda (Private Secretary to the Deputy Minister of Sports), among others.