He later claimed two more national records in both 50m backstroke and 4 × 100m freestyle relay events during the 2018 Commonwealth Games . Akalanka Peiris also qualified to represent Sri Lanka at the 2018 Asian Games when he was on the verge of his A/L examinations . However he was approved by the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka to take three of his A/L papers to Jakarta and was allowed to sit for the exams in the Sri Lanka embassy in Jakarta . This instance also made him the only Sri Lankan to sit for the A/L examinations in a foreign country . Due to his examinations , he missed out to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games
opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games
2018 Asian Games opening ceremony
Akalanka Peiris