Table Tennis: SA Cadet and Junior Championships 2016 in progress in Pakistan

South Asian (SA) Junior Table Tennis (TT) Championship Gold medalist Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College, and Hansani Piyumila of Visakha Vidyalaya were selected to lead the Junior Boys and Girls teams at the SA Cadet and Junior TT Championships 2016 at the Toyata Gymnasium, Habib Public School, Karachi, Pakistan. 

The 4-day tournament which commenced on Thursday (14), will end Sunday (17). 

The tournament organised by the Pakistan TT Federation under the authority of the SA TT Federation, will be conducted ubder 4 categories - Junior Boys and Girls, Cadet Boys and Girls. 

Helitha Hendawatharana of Royal College and Thanushi Rodrigo of Mahamaya College, Kandy were selected to lead the Cadet Boys and Girls teams respectively. 

A contingent of 14 players and 4 officials took wing early this week to Pakistan. 

Teams: 

Junior Boys: Imesh Udaya Ranasinghe & Krishan Wickremaratne (Vidyartha College, Kandy), Supuna Warusawithana (Ananda College), Dishanka Thennekoon (Dharmaraja College, Kandy) 

Junior Girls: Hansani Piyumila & Chamathsara Fernando (Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo), Muthumali Priyadarshani (Devananda College, Ambalangoda), Sheshala Bandara (Mahamaya College, Kandy) 

Cadet Boys: Helitha Hendawitharana (Royal College, Colombo), Harshana Karandawela (Vidyartha College, Kandy), Thenuka Ubhayasena (Kegalu Vidyalaya, Kegalle) 

Cadet Girls: Thanushi Rodrigo (Mahamaya College, Kandy), Imasha De Silva (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda), Natasha Sandavini (Viskha Vidyalaya, Colombo) 

Manager and Lady Chaperon: Asokamala Thennakoon

Coaches: Namal Gunesekera and Buddhika Dikkumbura

International Umpire (Technical Officer): Prabath Priyantha