Thilini gets another opportunity in China
Former
national champion, Thilini Jayasinghe will have yet another opportunity
to book her ticket to London Olympics, provided she appears in the
major segment in the Asian Badminton Championships to be held in
Shandong, China.
The tournament is to be held from 17 to 22 at Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, China.
Jayasinghe, currently ranked at 107th among world's
women's badminton players, has 13,583 rating points. She is the highest
ranked Sri Lankan women's player as veteran Chandrika de Silva at 141
and current national champion, Achini Ratnasiri at 155 in the world
rankings.
Only 38 men and women players will be selected to the Olympic Games
to be held in London and it's only Jayasinghe has more opportunity
according to the current situation. However, the challenge remains as
most of the top level badminton players coming from the South East Asian
countries.
Defending national champion Niluka Karunaratne, who has already been
selected to represent Sri Lanka in the London Olympics, too takes part
in the Asian Championships. Karunaratne is currently ranked 49th among world badminton players.
(www.dailymirror.lk)
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