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Sri Lankan badminton player

Badminton player
Lekha Shehani
Personal information
Birth nameDona Lekha Shehani Handunkuttihettige
CountrySri Lanka
Born (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 32)
Women's singles
Highest ranking132 (19 May 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team
BWF profile

Dona Lekha Shehani Handunkuttihettige (born 30 January 1993) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. 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. She competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. In 2014, she was the runner-up at the Uganda International tournament in the women's singles event. 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. Shehani was graduated from the Convent of Our Lady of Victories, Moratuwa.

Achievements

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Uganda International India Trupti Murgunde 20–22, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Côte d'Ivoire International Nigeria Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh 21–11, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Ethiopia International Sri Lanka Kavindika de Silva 21–14, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Ethiopia International Sri Lanka Kavindika de Silva Algeria Halla Bouksani
Algeria Linda Mazri 		21–12, 19–21, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  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. "YOG team preparatoryprogramme tomorrow". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. "Asian badminton stars have eyes on Rio Olympics". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. "Lekha Shehani Wins The Ivory Coast International 2016". Sri Lanka Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. "Ethiopia International 2017 - Results". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

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