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Sri Lankan judoka (born 1992)

Chamara Repiyallage
Personal information
Born (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 (age 32)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Sri Lanka
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016)
World Champ.R64 (2017, 2019)
Asian Champ.R16 (2015, 2023)
Commonwealth Games7th (2022)
Profile at external databases
IJF34167
JudoInside.com72084
Updated on 3 October 2023

Chamara Repiyallage also known as Chamara Dharmawardana (born 10 May 1992) is a Sri Lankan judoka. He is also attached with Sri Lanka Air Force.

Career

Chamara represented Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games which was his maiden appearance at the Commonwealth Games. He competed in the men's 73kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and reached round of 16 before being eliminated by Jake Bensted.

He represented Sri Lanka at the 2016 Summer Olympics which also marked his debut Olympic appearance and competed in the men's 73 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the third round by Lasha Shavdatuashvili. He clinched a silver medal in the 73kg event at the 2016 South Asian Games.

He also competed in the men's 73kg event at the 2017 World Judo Championships and also competed in the men's 73kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships He made his Asian Games debut during the 2018 Asian Games and competed in the men's 73kg event. He secured a gold medal in the 73kg category at the 2019 South Asian Games.

Chamara has qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through an invitation from the Tripartite Commission, and will be Sri Lanka's flag bearer at the Parade of Nations alongside gymnast Milka Gehani.

References

  1. "Chamara REPIYALLAGE / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "Chamara REPIYALLAGE". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Chamara Repiyallage Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. "Glasgow 2014 - Men's -73kg Preliminary Round of 16". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. "Chamara Repiyallage". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. "Men -73 kg - Standings". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  7. "Judoka Chamara Nuwan Dharmawardena likely to win a medal at Tokyo Olympics".
  8. "Judo REPIYALLAGE Chamara". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. "Sri Lankan Flag Bearers at the Olympics: Carrying more than just a flag". The Papare. 12 July 2021.
  10. Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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