National Junior Squash Team off to Korea for Asian Championship
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Sri Lankan team - Seated from left - Thamara Wanniarachchi (Lady
Chaperone), L Cooray
(Coach),Commodore Palitha Weerasinghe (Manager), VSM Chandana
(Coach). Standing
from left - Shamil Wakeekl, Viduranga Udantha, Rashendra
Rajaratne, Ravindu Laksiri,
Naduni Gunawardene, Saduni Gunawardane, Gayara Jayasuriya,
Mihiliya Methsarani. |
Sri Lanka National Junior Squash Team will take wings to Seoul, Korea
today to participate in the 16th Asian Junior Team championship which is
to be worked off from February 20 to 24. Young prodigy Ravindu Laksiri
of DS Senanayaka college and national women’s champion Mihiliya
Methsarani of Sirimavo Bandaranayake college have emerged top performers
in trials, retaining their superiority as Junior National Champions
while others representing the squad are Shamil Wakeel (DSS), Viduranga
Udantha(Taurstan) and Rashendra Rajarathne (Royal College) in the boys
category with Naduni Gunawardene, Gayara Jayasooriya and Sanduni
Gunawardene, all being from Visaka Vidyalaya in the girls category.
Squash veteran Lakdasa Cooray and potential Mahesh Chandana are the
coaches for the tour, while Thamara Nandani Wanniarachchi of DS
Senanayake College will be the lady chaperone.
President of the Sri Lanka Squash Federation Navy Commodore Palitha
Weerasinghe attending 33rd Asian Squash Federation AGM, leads the
contingent as the Team Manager. Both teams are well trained and gone
through very competitive selection trials and expected to come up with
fruitful results in the Asian Championship. |
