Thilini_Jayasinghe

Thilini Jayasinghe

Thilini Jayasinghe

Sri Lankan badminton player

Thilini Sudhara Jayasinghe (Sinhalese: තිලිනි සුනාරි ජයසිංහ; Tamils: திலினி சுனாரி ஜயசிங்க; born 15 January 1985) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. Born in Peradeniya, Jayasinghe started playing badminton aged 9, and has joined the national team in 2000.[1] She attended Mahamaya College and was named Best Sports Woman in 2004. In 2006 and 2010, she competed at the Asian and Commonwealth Games.[2] Jayasinghe also competed for Sri Lanka at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.[3] She is the first woman badminton player to have ever represented Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games.[2]

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Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's singles

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Women's doubles

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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles

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Women's doubles

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Mixed doubles

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  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. [1]
    "Players: Thilini Jayasinghe". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Lankans off to London". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Thilini Jayasinghe". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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