Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka (born 8 May 1996) is a Sri Lankan

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

player. He competed at the

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and

2019 South Asian Games The 2019 South Asian Games, officially the XIII South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event which was originally slated to be held from 9 to 18 March 2019 in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. However, the dates were postponed and the event was ...

and won three silver and two bronze medals.

Career

Goonethilleka partnered with Sachin Dias and won a bronze medal at the

2016 South Asian Games The 2016 South Asian Games, officially the XII South Asian Games, is a major multi-sport event which took place from 5 February to 16 February 2016 in Guwahati and Shillong, India. A total of 2,672 athletes competed in 226 events over 22 spor ...

. They reached the semifinals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games but lost the bronze medal match to

Goh V Shem Goh V Shem (; born Goh Wei Shem, 20 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player in the doubles event. He was partnered with Tan Wee Kiong after their outstanding performance at the 2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Goh and Tan won the gold medal for ...

and

Tan Wee Kiong Tan Wee Kiong (; born 21 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player in the doubles event. He is well-known for his former partnership with Goh V Shem, which began at the 2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Tan and Goh won the gold medal in the men's ...

. He also won silver in the 2019 edition of the Games in Kathmandu–Pokhara. In 2021, Goonethilleka won the men's doubles at the

Bangladesh International The Bangladesh International is an international badminton tournament held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and organized by the Bangladesh Badminton Federation. The tournament was established in June 2002 and was part of the Asian Satellite. In 2011, the to ...

. He later represented the Sri Lankan team at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

Achievements

South Asian Games

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goonethilleka, Buwaneka Living people 1996 births Sportspeople from Southern Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan male badminton players Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka South Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka South Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka South Asian Games medalists in badminton