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Namal Karunaratne | |
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| Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1968 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
M. D. Namal Karunaratne is a Sri Lankan politician and former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [1]
On 8 March 2007, Karunaratne was appointed to a Select Committee of Parliament to look into the alarming increase in traffic accidents. [2]
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Niluka Karunaratne is a Sri Lankan badminton player who has competed at the Olympics in 2012, 2016 and 2020. His father Louie Karunaratne and brothers Dinuka Karunaratne, Chamika Karunaratne and Diluka Karunaratne are also professional badminton players. He is currently regarded as the number one premiere badminton player in Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka's most decorated badminton player with a record 21 medals to his name at international events including 9 gold medals. He also holds the unique distinction of winning five gold medals in five different continents. He reached his higher career singles ranking of 34 in June 2013, which is also the personal best ranking by a Sri Lankan badminton player. He has also emerged as national badminton champion for record 17 times, the most by a Sri Lankan badminton player. Despite his achievements in the sport, he was also sidelined for disciplinary issues on few occasions.
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