Lekha Shehani

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Lekha Shehani
Personal information
Birth nameDona Lekha Shehani Handunkuttihettige
CountrySri Lanka
Born (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 31)
Women's singles
Highest ranking132 (19 May 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Dhaka Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team
BWF profile

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

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014 Uganda International Flag of India.svg Trupti Murgunde 20–22, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Côte d'Ivoire International Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh 21–11, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Ethiopia International Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Kavindika de Silva 21–14, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Ethiopia International Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Kavindika de Silva Flag of Algeria.svg Halla Bouksani
Flag of Algeria.svg Linda Mazri
21–12, 19–21, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

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