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Thilini Hendahewa
Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa (born 18 September 1996) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. She competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, also at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. Hendahewa was the women' singles champion at the 2014 Sri Lanka national championships. She won her first senior international title at the 2017 Lagos International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event. Together with Kavidi Sirimannage, they claimed the gold medal in the 2019 South Asian Games. She became one of the first two Sri Lankans to win a BWF World Tour tournament, when she won the mixed doubles event alongside Sachin Dias at the 2022 Odisha Open. Hendahewa educated applied sciences at University of Sri Jayewardenepura in Nugegoda. Achievements South Asian Games ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF World Tour (1 title) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the Municipality. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is itself within the urban/suburban area of Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments. Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachin Dias
Sachin Premashan Dias Angodavidanalage (born 18 July 1996) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. He won two silver medals and a bronze in singles and doubles at the South Asian Games. He studied at the St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa Career In his junior stage, Dias participated the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. He won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles discipline partnered with He Bingjiao. He later transitioned from singles to doubles. He partnered with Buwaneka Goonethilleka and won a bronze medal at the 2016 South Asian Games. They reached the semifinals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games but lost the bronze medal match to Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong. They also won silver in the 2019 edition of the Games in Kathmandu. In 2021, he won two titles at the Bangladesh International, with Goonethilleka in men's doubles and Kavidi Sirimannage in mixed doubles. In 2022, he and his partner, Thilini Hendahewa won Sri Lanka's first ever BWF World Tour title at the 2022 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treesa Jolly
Treesa Jolly (born 27 May 2003) is an Indian badminton player. She trains in the Gopichand Badminton Academy. Achievements Commonwealth Games ''Women's doubles'' BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up) ''Women's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun M
Arjun or Arjuna may refer to People * Arjun (name), a male given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Arjuna, a character of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'' * Kartavirya Arjuna, a character in Hindu mythology * Arjun (Firoz Khan) (fl. 1984–2016), Indian actor * Arjun (singer) (born 1990), Arjun Coomaraswamy, British-Sri Lankan singer-songwriter Arts and entertainment Books * Arjun (character), a fictional young detective from a book series by Samaresh Majumdar * Arjun (''The Vampire Chronicles''), a fictional character in novels by Anne Rice Films * ''Arjun'' (1985 film), a 1985 Hindi film * ''Arjun'' (2004 film), a 2004 Telugu film * ''Arjun'' (2008 film), a 2008 Kannada film * ''Arjun'' (2011 film), a 2011 Marathi film * '' Arjun: The Warrior Prince'', a 2012 animated film * '' Arjun – Kalimpong E Sitaharan'', a 2013 Bengali film Television * '' Earth Maiden Arjuna'', a 2001 anime television series * ''Arjun'' (TV series), a 2012 Indian crime ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha Open
The Odisha Open is an annual badminton tournament held in India. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition was held in 2022 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha. Winners Performances by nation See also *India Open *Syed Modi International Badminton Championships * Hyderabad Open *India International Challenge The India International Challenge is an international badminton tournament, which is held annually in India. During its first two editions, it was a domestic tournament. Since 2010, it became an international tournament with the grading of Inter ... References Odisha Open Badminton tournaments in India Sports competitions in Odisha 2022 establishments in Odisha Recurring sporting events established in 2022 {{Badminton-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghana Jakkampudi
Meghana Jakkampudi (born 28 December 1995) is an Indian badminton player. She was the gold medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games in the mixed doubles and team events, also won the bronze medal in the women's doubles. Achievements South Asian Games ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up) ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * 1995 births Living people Racket sportspeople from Vijayawada Sportswomen from Vijayawada, India 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Indian female badminton players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhruv Kapila
Dhruv Kapila (born 1 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player. He was the gold medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games in the men's doubles, mixed doubles and team events. He was part of the India team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup. Achievements South Asian Games ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up) ''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament BWF Junior International (3 runners-up) ''Boys' doubles'' : BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament : BWF Junior International Challenge tournament : BWF Junior International Series tournament : BWF Junior Future Seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokhara
Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living in 101,669 households in 2021 Nepal census, 2021. It is the country's largest metropolitan city in terms of area. The city also serves as the headquarters of Kaski District. Pokhara is located west of the capital, Kathmandu. The city is on the shore of Phewa Lake, and sits at an elevation of approximately 822m. The Annapurna Range, with three out of the ten highest peaks in the world—Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Annapurna I and Manaslu—is within of the valley. Pokhara is considered the tourism capital of Nepal, being a base for trekkers undertaking the Annapurna Circuit through the Annapurna Conservation Area region of the Annapurna ranges in the Himalayas. The city is also home to many of the elite Gurkha soldiers, soldiers native to So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
