Lekha_Shehani

Lekha Shehani

Lekha Shehani

Sri Lankan badminton player


Dona Lekha Shehani Handunkuttihettige (born 30 January 1993) is a Sri Lankan badminton player.[1] She started to playing badminton at the age of 8. In 2009, she began to participate in the national badminton tournament, and in 2013, she won her first national title.[2] She competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[2][3] In 2014, she was the runner-up at the Uganda International tournament in the women's singles event.[4] In 2016, she won the singles title at the Ivory Coast International, and in 2017, she won doubles title at the Ethiopia International in the women's singles and doubles event.[5][6] Shehani was graduated from the Convent of Our Lady of Victories, Moratuwa.[2]

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Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

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Women's doubles

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  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Lekha Shehani". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. "A star born to shine". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. "Asian badminton stars have eyes on Rio Olympics". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. "Lekha Shehani Wins The Ivory Coast International 2016". Sri Lanka Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.



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