Sri Lanka took part in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.

[8][9] The chef de mission of the team is Gihan Dalpathdo, the secretary general of Winter Sport Association of Sri Lanka.

[3][11] Sajeev de Silva is a former rower who competed for the country at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, he later switched to archery and was part of the silver medal-winning team at the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati, India.

[3] On the other hand, Lukas Hettiarachchi won a gold medal in the beginners category during the dream program run by the organizing committee of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

[3] Usuph competed in the giant slalom event and was disqualified after missing a gate.