Lekha Shehani | |||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Dona Lekha Shehani Handunkuttihettige | ||||||||||||||||
Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 30 January 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 132 (19 May 2016) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Uganda International | ![]() | 20–22, 14–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Côte d'Ivoire International | ![]() | 21–11, 21–14 | ![]() |
2017 | Ethiopia International | ![]() | 21–14, 21–9 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Ethiopia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 19–21, 21–8 | ![]() |
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