SRI LANKA

Capital: Colombo

NOC Recognition Year: 1937

Asian Games Debut: 1951

Sri Lanka have appeared in all 19 editions of the Asian Games since its inception in 1951 in New Delhi.

The country used the name of Ceylon until Bangkok 1970.

MA Akbar secured the nation's first Asian Games medal with a bronze in the men's pole vault at New Delhi 1951 before Nagalingam Ethirveerasingham claimed their first-ever gold with victory in the men's high jump at Tokyo 1958.

Sri Lanka's best performance came at Bangkok 1998 where they picked up three gold and three bronze medals.

But Sri Lanka have failed to win a single medal at four editions of the Asian Games, including two of the last four events.

At Jakarta-Palembang 2018, 185 Sri Lankan athletes competed in 28 sports but returned empty-handed.

They improved at Hangzhou 2022, winning one gold, two silvers and two bronze to end 26th.