Nadeesha Gayanthi
Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Balapitiya, Sri Lanka | 6 September 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BWF profile |
Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura (born 6 September 1984) is a Sri Lankan badminton player.[1][2][3] She was included in the national badminton team in 2006 and got the opportunity to represent Sri Lanka at the 2006 Asian Games competing in the women's singles and women's doubles events.[4]
Nadeesha Gayanthi also participated at the 2007 BWF World Championships representing Sri Lanka and competed in the women's doubles category pairing with Thilini Jayasinghe despite being knocked out of the first round. In 2008, she partnered Chandrika de Silva and emerged victorious in the women's doubles as a part of the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships. Nadeesha Gayanthi also appeared for Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games by competing in the singles and doubles events.[5][6]
Achievements[]
South Asian Games[]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Chandrika de Silva | P. C. Thulasi Ashwini Ponnappa |
8–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien |
10–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
References[]
- ^ "Nadeesha Gayanthi MURUKKUWADURA | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Nadeesha Gayanthi – Sri Lanka Badminton Association". www.srilankabadminton.lk. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Rankings Senior – Sri Lanka Badminton Association". www.srilankabadminton.lk. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation - Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura". www.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Nadeesha Murukkuwadura Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
External links[]
- Nadeesha Gayanthi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Sri Lankan sportspeople stubs