Sunday, February 20, 2011

Achini, Upuli win gold in Iran

Achini, Upuli win gold in Iran

Achini Ratnasiri and Upuli Samanthika won the gold medal in the Iran Sajal Badminton Championships held in Teheran today.
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Shuttlers for Iran Fajal Championships

Five women comprising Chandrika De Silva, Achini Ratnasiri, Tilini Jayasinghe, Nadeesha Gayanthi and Upuli Samanthika along with one male shuttler Niluka Karunaratne left for Tehran on Thursday, February 10 to participate in the Iran Fajal Badminton Championships from 16 to 19 February, which have been organized by the Iran Badminton Society in Tehran.

The Sri Lankans will be participating in the singles as well as the doubles events. The other countries who have confirmed their participation are, Canada, France, Turkey, Pakistan, Mauritius, Algeria, Greece, Malaysia, Singapore, Syria, Philippines, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Norway.

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