2002 in Sri Lanka

← 2001 2000 1999 2002 in Sri Lanka → 2003 2004 2005
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 2002 Timeline of Sri Lankan history

The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Sri Lanka.

Incumbents

• President: Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Events

• Sri Lanka participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. The Sri Lankan athletes won 2 gold medals (grand total of 6), and achieved 21st spot in the event. ^[1]
• Hikkaduwa National Park is established on 19 September 2002, this was done to protect the aquatic ecosystem. Formerly a wildlife sanctuary, it now serves as a national tourist attraction full of diverse wildlife. ^[2]

Notes

a. ^{^} Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research. ISBN 955-8093-00-9

References

1. "Overall medal standings – Busan 2002". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
2. (Sinhala) Senarathna, P.M. (2009). "Hikkaduwa Jathika Udhyanaya". Sri Lankawe Jathika Vanodhyana (2nd ed.). Sarasavi publishers. pp. 211–219. ISBN 955-573-346-5.