14 Sri Lanka Paddlers off to Thailand with high hopes
A contingent of 14 Cadet and Junior Table Tennis players left the island on to take part in the 22nd Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championship 2016 to be held in Thailand from September 16 to 21.
Udaya Ranasinghe three gold medal winner at the South Asian Games will lead the Junior Boys team and Hansani Piumila two times gold medallist leads the Junior Girls team. Helitha Hendawitharana and Thanushi Rodrigo will lead the Cadet Boys and Girls teams respectively. A strong and an experienced Sri Lanka squad will make every effort to win the championship in their respective events.
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The Sri Lankan contingent at the departure
Teams:
* Junior Boys: Udaya Ranasinghe, Krishan Wickremaratne, Supuna Warusawithana
* Junior Girls: Hansani Piumila, Chamatsara Fernando, Muthumali Priyadarshini, Sheshala Bandara
* Cadet Boys: Helitha Hendawitharana, Harshana Karandawela, Thenuka Ubayasena
* Cadet Girls: Thanushi Rodrigo, Imasha de Silva, Natasha Sandavinee
* Officials: Team Manager: Prabath Nimesh (Colombo Municipal Council)
* Team Coach: D.M.G.S. Kumara
* Lady Chaperon cum in-charge of the school children: Miss. Kumidi De Silva
- LR