Lankan Veteran TT players excel in Adelaide
Three Sri Lankan veteran paddlers, Dr. Nimal Lucas, Mohammed Laffeer
and Mrs Ira Ruwanpathirana participated in the table tennis event at the
13th Australian Masters Games in Adelaide from October 8-10 2011. They
participated in the singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team events
winning a total of 11 medals as follows:
Dr. Nimal Lucas: Over 70 Men’s Singles - Gold, Over 60 Men’s Doubles
(partnered by M. Laffeer) - Silver, 50-64 Team event - Silver.
Mohammed Laffeer: Over 60 Men’s Singles - Silver, Over 60 Men’s
Doubles (partnered by G.N. Lucas) - Silver, Over 60 Mixed Doubles
(partnered by Dawn Darwent) - Bronze, 50-64 Team event - Silver.
Mrs Ira Ruwanpathirana: Over 50 Women’s Singles - Bronze, 35-50
Women’s Doubles (partnered by Long Thi Thanh Phan) - Silver, Over 50
Mixed Doubles (partnered by Scott Howarth) - Gold, 50-64 Team Event -
Silver. |