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National Badminton Championship begins.
The National Grand Badminton Championship organized by the Sri Lanka Badminton Association started yesterday (16) at the Sugathadasa Sports Complex in Colombo.
About 1700 athletes participated in this year’s tournament, which will be held until the 20th of this month. The matches of this year’s tournament will be held at the Sri Lanka Badminton Association Headquarters Stadium and the Trade Services Sports Badminton Stadium.
This year the tournament will be held under many age groups. Competitions will be held mainly under 5 categories: men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed.
In addition, for the senior contestants. Competitions will be held for age groups of 35 and above, 40 and above, 45 and above, 50 and above, 55 and above, 60 and above and 65 and above.
This year’s tournament has also organized matches for disabled players. Mr Sanjeeva Wijesekera will be the chief referee of the tournament and the sports minister is scheduled to attend the closing ceremony.
ජාතික බැඩ්මින්ටන් ශූරතාවලිය ආරම්භ වේ.
ශ්රී ලංකා බැඩ්මින්ටන් සංගමය විසින් සංවිධානය කරනු ලබන ජාතික මහා බැඩ්මින්ටන් ශූරතාවලියේ ඊයේ දින(16) කොළඹ සුගතදාස ක්රීඩා සංකීර්ණයේදී ආරම්භ විය.
මෙවර තරගාවලිය සදහා ක්රීඩක ක්රීඩිකාවක් 1700ක් පමණ සහභාගී වී ඇති අතර, මෙම තරගාවලිය මේ මස 20 වෙනිදා දක්වා පැවැත්වේ. මෙවර තරගාවලියේ තරග ශ්රී ලංකා බැඩ්මින්ටන් සංගම් මූලස්ථාන ක්රීඩාංගනයේදී හා වෙළද සේවා ක්රීඩා බැඩ්මින්ටන් ක්රීඩාංගනයේදී පැවැත්වේ.
මෙවර තරගාවලිය වයස් කාණ්ඩ රැසක් යටතේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත වේ. පිරිමි කේවල, පිරිමි යුගල, කාන්තා කේවල, කාන්තා යුගල හා මිශ්ර වශයෙන් ප්රධාන වශයෙන් කාණ්ඩ 5ක් යටතේ තරග පැවැත්වේ.
ඊට අමතරව ජේෂ්ඨ තරගකරුවන් සදහාද අවු. 35න් ඉහළ, 40න් ඉහළ, 45 න් ඉහළ, 50න් ඉහළ, 55න් ඉහළ, 60ඉ ඉහළ හා 65 ඉහළ ලෙස වයස් කාණ්ඩ සදහා තරග පැවැත්වෙනු ඇත.
ආබාධිත ක්රීඩකයන් සදහාද මෙවර තරගාවලියේ තරග සංවිධානය කොට ඇත. තරගාවලියේ ප්රධාන තරග තීරකවරයා ලෙස සංජීව විජේසේකර මහතා කටයුතු කරන අතර ක්රීඩා අමාත්යවරයා සමාප්ති උත්සවයට පැමිණීමට නියමිතව ඇත.
தேசிய பேட்மிண்டன் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் தொடங்குகிறது.
இலங்கை பூப்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தினால் நடாத்தப்படும் தேசிய கிராண்ட் பேட்மிண்டன் சம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டி நேற்று (16) கொழும்பு சுகததாச விளையாட்டு வளாகத்தில் ஆரம்பமானது.
இந்த வருடத்திற்கான போட்டியில் சுமார் 1700 வீராங்கனைகள் பங்குபற்றியுள்ளதுடன், இப் போட்டிகள் எதிர்வரும் 20ஆம் திகதி வரை நடைபெறவுள்ளது. இந்த வருடத்திற்கான போட்டிகள் இலங்கை பூப்பந்து சம்மேளன தலைமையக மைதானத்திலும் வர்த்தக சேவைகள் விளையாட்டு பூப்பந்து மைதானத்திலும் நடைபெறவுள்ளது.
இந்த ஆண்டு போட்டிகள் பல வயது பிரிவுகளின் கீழ் நடைபெறும். முக்கியமாக ஆண்கள் ஒற்றையர், ஆண்கள் இரட்டையர், பெண்கள் ஒற்றையர், பெண்கள் இரட்டையர் மற்றும் கலப்பு என 5 பிரிவுகளின் கீழ் போட்டிகள் நடைபெறும்.
கூடுதலாக, மூத்த போட்டியாளர்களுக்கு. 35 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள், 40 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள், 45 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள், 50 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள், 55 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள், 60 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள் மற்றும் 65 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்களுக்கு போட்டிகள் நடத்தப்படும்.
இந்த ஆண்டு போட்டிகள் மாற்றுத்திறனாளி வீரர்களுக்கான போட்டிகளுக்கும் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன. போட்டியின் பிரதம நடுவராக திரு.சஞ்சீவ விஜேசேகர செயற்படவுள்ளதுடன், விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சர் நிறைவு விழாவில் கலந்துகொள்ள உள்ளார்.
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In the opening singles match, Annaya Norbert staged a remarkable comeback after dropping the first set 2-6. She rallied to take the next two sets 6-4, 6-1, sealing the first point for Sri Lanka. Her ability to shift momentum under pressure proved decisive in setting the tone for the tie.
The second singles encounter saw Akesha Silva deliver another strong performance. Despite losing the opening set 4-6, Silva responded with authority, dominating the second set 6-0 before closing out the match 6-3. Her victory ensured Sri Lanka’s place in the final without the need for a doubles decider.
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The assessments, scheduled in the coming days, will determine their readiness after injuries kept them out of the ICC T20 World Cup earlier this year. Early signs suggest the players are recovering well, and officials remain optimistic about their participation.
Pathirana, who became the most expensive Sri Lankan player in IPL history after Kolkata Knight Riders secured him for INR 18 crore at the mini-auction, is expected to be a key figure with his death-over bowling expertise. He previously impressed at Chennai Super Kings, earning recognition for his composure under pressure.
While the trio awaits clearance, several Sri Lankan cricketers have already received their No Objection Certificates (NOCs). Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, and Dushmantha Chameera are preparing to join their franchises, with Nissanka heading to Delhi Capitals, Chameera also continuing with Delhi Capitals, and Mendis retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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Gunawardena, known for his aggressive batting style during his playing days, brings a wealth of experience to the role. He has previously served in various coaching capacities, including stints with domestic teams and the national setup. His appointment is expected to provide young cricketers with valuable guidance and mentorship.
Sri Lanka Cricket officials expressed confidence that Gunawardena’s leadership will help nurture emerging talent and build a strong foundation for future success.
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