Swimming in heat five of the men's 50m butterfly, Matthew Abeysinghe finished sixth and clocked 24.58 seconds to break the previous Sri Lankan national record of 24.84s. When it comes to the regional South Asian Games history, Abeysinghe is considered the most successful athlete at the Games with 14 gold medals.
Akalanka Peiris finished seventh in the men's 50m butterfly heat three. Earlier this week, he broke his own national record in the 50m backstroke.
E-Sports – Team Sri Lanka ranked second in the preliminary round group B at the Peace Elite Asian Games version.