Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura
Personal information
CountrySri Lanka
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Islamabad Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Colombo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Colombo Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dhaka Women's doubles
BWF profile

Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura (born 6 September 1984) is a Sri Lankan badminton player.[1][2][3] She was included in the national badminton team in 2006 and got the opportunity to represent Sri Lanka at the 2006 Asian Games competing in the women's singles and women's doubles events.[4]

Nadeesha Gayanthi also participated at the 2007 BWF World Championships representing Sri Lanka and competed in the women's doubles category pairing with Thilini Jayasinghe despite being knocked out of the first round. In 2008, she partnered Chandrika de Silva and emerged victorious in the women's doubles as a part of the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships. Nadeesha Gayanthi also appeared for Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games by competing in the singles and doubles events.[5][6]

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka		 Sri Lanka Rasangi Ranatunge India Jwala Gutta
India Shruti Kurien		 10–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh		 Sri Lanka Chandrika de Silva India P. C. Thulasi
India Ashwini Ponnappa		 8–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

References

  1. ↑ "Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nadeesha Gayanthi – Sri Lanka Badminton Association". www.srilankabadminton.lk. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rankings Senior – Sri Lanka Badminton Association". www.srilankabadminton.lk. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nadeesha and Dinuka emerge champions". Retrieved 4 February 2018 – via PressReader.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Federation - Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura". www.thecgf.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Nadeesha Murukkuwadura Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.


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