Dilani 4th in the world

Sri Lanka's Dilani Peiris won the fourth place at the Indoor Archery World Championships held in Singapore. A member of the Colombo Archery School (CAS) Archery Club, Dilani, who was ranked 21 in the qualifying rounds, had an impressive tournament beating number 4 ranked Bianca Gotuaco of Philippines in the quarter finals and loosing to number 1 ranked Schuh Berengere of France in the semi finals. She concluded the tournament with a world Indoor Archery ranking of number 4, which is one of the highest world rankings achieved by any Sri Lankan Archer.

Dilani who is an Old Girl of St. Bridget's Convent, won the womens novices title at last year's National Archery Championships and is also a current member of the Sri Lanka National Archery Pool. She is coached by Nipuna Seneviratne and Samantha Rajapaksa of the Colombo Archery Centre.