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Sri Lanka will be represented by 12 aspiring and talented shuttlers at the Badminton Asia Regional Championship 2025, which is scheduled to take place in Thimphu, Bhutan from 15 August. Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) announced a strong squad of 12 shuttlers for the South Asian regional competition organised by the Bhutan Badminton Association under the supervision of Badminton Asia.
The seven-day competition, which commences on 15 August, will continue until 22 August at Thimphu in Bhutan with athletes from Bangladesh, hosts Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka vying for honours. The Sri Lankan squad will include six each of Men and Women shuttlers, who will compete across the three segments during the week. The segments included are Under-23, Under-17 and Under-15, in which athletes representing the five South Asian nations will compete under Singles and Doubles in both Men and Women and Mixed Doubles.
The Sri Lankan contingent will include a total of 15 representatives, including three officials in addition to the 12 athletes. Among the athletes turning out for Sri Lanka are Olympian Viren Nettasinghe, and aspiring women shuttlers Ranithma Liyanage and Rashmi Mudalige. The Men’s squad also include Thamindu Randula Perera, Ranithu Premaratne, Senuth Sethmina, Keneth Aruggoda and Dumindu Abeywickrama in addition to Viren Nettasinghe. The six women shuttlers are Rashmi Mudalige, Ranithma Liyanage, Limandi Padma Bandara, Nithini Sasandi Guruge, Vishwani Wanniarachchi and Nethmi Amaya Ratnayake.
Hasitha Chanaka will be the Head Coach of both teams while Amanda Lalindra Weerasinghe has been appointed as the Manager of both teams. Hasalika joins the contingent as the Lady Chaperone. According to the Regional Development Committee of SLB, the championship will be an ideal platform for the seasoned campaigners to add more international medals to their tally and an opportunity for newcomers to gain experience and exposure at a highly competitive regional competition.
