July 29, 2024
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Sri Lanka’s young badminton sensation Viren Nettasinghe went down fighting by straight sets against World No.7 Zii Jia Lee of Malaysia in their opening Group ‘G’ game played at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France. The young prodigy, making his Olympic debut as the youngest ever shuttler to earn a direct qualification […]

July 18, 2024
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Viren Nettasinghe, the young badminton sensation who will carry the national flag at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 26, was felicitated by Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) at a ceremony held at the 80 Club in Colombo. The felicitation ceremony was attended by SLB President Rohan de Silva and several key officials […]

July 12, 2024
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Ritzbury, a devoted supporter of nurturing Sri Lankan sports, proudly announced substantial financial support for Tharushi Karunarathna, Dilhani Lekamge, and Aruna Dharshana, three outstanding athletes who have qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games. Under the Ritzbury ‘Mawbimata Weerayek’ initiative, each athlete will receive Rs. One Million, in appreciation of their hard work and commitment. The […]

July 9, 2024
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Official Olympic Podium kits designed by MAS unveiled for Paris Olympic Games 2024 MAS Athlete Training Academy inaugurated in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports, Ministry of Education, NOCSL, SLAA and SLOA 56 student-athletes admitted to the academy based on performance at all-island level (8th July 2024, Colombo) At an event held in Colombo, MAS […]

June 27, 2024
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Samsung Electronics, a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner, has officially launched its ‘Open always wins’ campaign, celebrating shared values of openness with the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Alongside this, Samsung has unveiled its new Olympic™️ rendezvous @ Samsung showcase, located at Champs-Elysees 125 in the heart of Paris.     As Paris […]

October 18, 2023
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      A five-member contingent is taking part in the 2023 Asia Olympic Project (AOP) Training Camp, scheduled to be held from October 18-28 in Malaysia. The shuttlers taking part in the AOP Training Camp, organized by Badminton Asia, are:Lochana De Silva, ThilinaRavishkaRajakaruna, RashmiBhagyaMudalige and VaranganaHimsaraniJayawardana, while YukthiRanganaPerera has been designated as the official […]

August 4, 2021
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3min
      The first SLS approved Disinfectant brand in Sri Lanka SUN – Disinfectants, took the high ground by sponsoring an Olympic hopeful for 2024 Games Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa the top Sri Lankan badminton player. ‘We are committed to supporting the countries sports agenda and this initiative is an important part of that mission and it […]


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