Sri Lanka prize money
Sri Lanka's sportspeople have won £223,403 in prize money across 4 sports, which puts Sri Lanka 117th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Rumesh Tharanga has won the most, £201,481 in athletics , more than half of the country's total on their own.
Sri Lanka's highest earners
All 10 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rumesh Tharanga | Athletics | £201,481£201k |
| 2 | Yupun Abeykoon | Athletics | £6,111£6k |
| 3 | Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage | Chess | £5,370£5k |
| 4 | Susal Thewjan de Silva | Chess | £4,444£4k |
| 5 | Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana | Chess | £2,778£3k |
| 6 | Viren Nettasinghe | Badminton | £2,074£2k |
| 7 | Niluka Karunaratne | Badminton | £861£861 |
| 8 | Kavidi Sirimannage | Badminton | £104£104 |
| 9 | Thilini Hendahewa | Badminton | £104£104 |
| 10 | Ishara Madurangi | Table tennis | £74£74 |
The top 10, side by side
Rumesh Tharanga alone accounts for 90.2% of Sri Lanka's total. The top ten between them hold 100.0%, and the other 0 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Sri Lanka's £223,403 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | £207,593£208k | 92.9% | 2 | Rumesh Tharanga |
| Chess | £12,593£13k | 5.6% | 3 | Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage |
| Badminton | £3,144£3k | 1.4% | 4 | Viren Nettasinghe |
| Table tennis | £74£74 | 0.0% | 1 | Ishara Madurangi |
The split between sports
Athletics is Sri Lanka's biggest earner at 92.9% of the total. We hold nobody from Sri Lanka in golf, tennis, biathlon, show jumping, snooker, surfing, squash, bowling, pool, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, gymnastics, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.
The nations either side of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 117th of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Grenada | £469,815£470k | 6 |
| 106 | Algeria | £451,767£452k | 33 |
| 107 | Uganda | £415,185£415k | 21 |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | £381,302£381k | 3 |
| 109 | Kuwait | £341,301£341k | 47 |
| 110 | Barbados | £295,524£296k | 12 |
| 111 | Mongolia | £291,926£292k | 25 |
| 112 | Macau | £263,449£263k | 10 |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | £255,197£255k | 55 |
| 114 | Panama | £236,468£236k | 7 |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | £233,340£233k | 63 |
| 116 | Tahiti | £229,963£230k | 15 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | £223,403£223k | 10 |
| 118 | Burundi | £198,889£199k | 3 |
| 119 | Senegal | £171,852£172k | 3 |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | £165,370£165k | 5 |
| 121 | Liberia | £161,481£161k | 7 |
| 122 | Djibouti | £160,926£161k | 4 |
| 123 | North Macedonia | £151,784£152k | 15 |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | £129,074£129k | 2 |
| 125 | Montenegro | £124,254£124k | 7 |
| 126 | Andorra | £99,717£100k | 7 |
| 127 | Dominica | £97,778£98k | 2 |
| 128 | Guyana | £85,672£86k | 5 |
| 129 | Syria | £76,112£76k | 10 |
Sri Lanka against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Sri Lanka won?
£223,403 across 10 people in 4 sports. That ranks Sri Lanka 117th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Sri Lanka's highest earning sportsperson?
Rumesh Tharanga, with £201,481 in athletics prize money: 90.2% of everything Sri Lanka has won. Next is Yupun Abeykoon on £6,111.
Which sport has earned Sri Lanka the most prize money?
Athletics, at £207,593 across 2 players, ahead of chess on £12,593.
Which nation is just above Sri Lanka?
Tahiti, 116th on £229,963. Burundi is 118th, just below, on £198,889.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Sri Lanka's athletics money has its own page: Sri Lanka in athletics. One place up is Tahiti. One place down is Burundi.