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Dulanjan Fernando
Dulanjan “DJ” Fernando (born 8th June 1999) is a Sri Lankan Diver. He is a South Asian Medalist and he represented at the 2022 Commonwealth Games He is also the 1st Sri Lankan diver to be selected by the World Aquatics to receive a full diving scholarship.

Diving
Fernando competes in the 1m and 3m events at the Commonwealth Games 2022. He has a diving scholarship with the World Aquatics. He currently trains at the Pan Am Sports Centre Toronto, Canada. He was also a Member of Melam Diving Club in Australia.

Fernando represented Sri Lanka at the 10th Asian Swimming Championships in Tokyo, Japan where he earned 8th place in the Men’s 10m platform event. At the 7th Singapore International Championships, Fernando managed to earn 3 silver medals to his name.

Fernando also qualified for the 2022 World Championships held in Budapest, for the first time but he couldn’t represent his country due to Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present).

Personal life
Fernando moved to Melbourne, Australia for his higher studies in 2020. He currently studying Sports science. But he had to move to Toronto, Canada to train for upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics.