Sri Lankan shuttlers for Pakistan and Korea

A five member Sri Lankan Badminton team left for Pakistan to take part at the Pakistan International Badminton Championships scheduled to be held from November 23 to 28 in Islambad, Pakistan.

Karunaratne brothers Niluka, Diluka, Dinuka and top two women’s shuttlers Chandrika de Silva and Thilini Jayasinghe are in this team. This same team earlier participated in the Syria and Jordan Satellite Badminton championships and brought successful results.

Sri Lankan doubles pair Chandrika and Thilini won the gold in Syria while two golds, one silver and one bronze medal was won at the Jordan tour.

The team for the Pakistan tour: Niluka Karunaratne, Diluka Karunaratne, Dinuka Karunaratne, Chandrika de Silva and Thilini Jayasinghe, Dayananda Peramuna (manager), Pradeep Welagedera (coach).

Meanwhile a four member badminton team will leave for Korea to take part at the Korea International Challenge Badminton Championships which is scheduled to be held from November 27 to December 2 in Suwan City, Korea.

Four promising shuttlers have been selected for this tour as senior players already in Pakistan tour to participate in the Pakistan International Badminton Championships in Islamabad, said a senior official of the Sri Lanka Badminton Association. The team for the Korea International Challenge Badminton Championships:

Eranga Fernando, Udara Nayanajith, Yukthi Rangana and Amila Yatapana.