Ten junior shuttlers off to Iran

Sanjaya Ariyaratne

BADMINTON: A Ten member junior Badminton team will take part at the 1st West Asian Junior Badminton Championships scheduled to be held from September 6 to 10 in Tehran, Iran. Five boys and five girls of under 19 age category have been selected for this tour based on their performances after the trial matches said Manager of the team Jagath Patabandi.

Two shuttlers of Ananda College Colombo and two from Musaeus College have been included for this team while few other players from outstations areas.

The junior shuttlers from West Asian region with three South Asian countries will take part at this tournament which will organised for the first time.

It would be great chance to our juniors to gain international experience as well as they have good chance to win the matches said tour Manager Patabandi who is the senior official of the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association.

The Team

Boys: R. S. Kasun (St. John Nugegoda), Nuwan Hettiarachchi (Ananda), Nayanakantha Wijesekera (Ananda), R. S. Dahanayake (Dharmaraja), Chamika Manawadu (Royal)

Girls: Subodha Dahanayake (Musaeus), Gayani Perera (Anula BMV, Nugegoda), Dinusha Perera (Holy Cross, Gampaha), Chamika Madurawa (Mahamaya, Kandy), Akila Jayamanne (Musaeus), Jagath Patabandi (Manager), Buddika Fonseka (Lady Chaperon)