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1387:Dilip Ruwan
1382:Lucien Rosa
1187:Nimal Lucas
1125:Ratna Kumar
911:Sachin Dias
581:Wrestling:
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916:Linus Diaz
906:Ranil Dias
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246:instead of
96:Sri Lankan
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337:Cycling:
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