Dilanka Isuru Kumara is a Sri Lankan weightlifter. He represented Sri Lanka at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, as well as the 2021 Asian Championships.[1]
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| Nickname | Tela | ||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Sri Lankan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Kurunegala | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Sir John Kothalawala Collage | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://kurunegalaweightliftingclub.rf.gd/ | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| 55KG | 55 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Kurunegala Weightlifting Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mr.Rukshan Gunathilaka | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| World finals | Grade " A " World Rank 5th Place 55KG Category | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kumara has qualified to compete for Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[2][3] At the games, Kumara won the bronze medal in the 55 kg event.[4]
Dilanka Isuru won 5th place in World ranking under 55kg weight category in IWF final championship held in Phucket, Thailand 2024.
He is a member of Kurunegala Weightlifting Club
https://kurunegalaweightliftingclub.rf.gd/
Official Website Of Kurunegala Weightlifting Club - https://kurunegalaweightliftingclub.rf.gd/
References
edit- ^ "Weightlifting - Dilanka Isuru Kumara Yodage". 1996-04-26.
- ^ "IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final)" (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Ratnaweera, Dhammika (15 March 2022). "Ten Lankan weightlifters to compete at Commonwealth Games". Daily News. Lake House. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Weight Lifter Dilanka Isuru Kumara secures Bronze at CWG 2022". NewsCutter. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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