Table Tennis: Cadet and Junior paddlers off to Thailand

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 winner of three gold medals 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. 

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 
Team Coach: D.M.G.S. Kumara 
Lady Chaperon cum in charge of the school children: Kumidi de Silva