Umayangana Thathsarani

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Umayangana Thathsarani
Date of birth (2000-12-21) 21 December 2000 (age 21)
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Umayangana Thathsarani (born 21 December 2000) is a Sri Lankan rugby sevens player.

Biography

Thathsarani captained Sri Lanka's U17 girls team at the Asian Qualifiers in Dubai, it was to qualify for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. [1] She represented Sri Lanka at the Asia Rugby U18 Girls’ Championship in Dubai in 2018. [2]

In 2021, Thathsarani was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens. [3]

Thathsarani competed for Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they finished in eighth place. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Sri Lanka U17 girls set sights on Olympic Youth Game". Asia Rugby. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  2. Rajapaksha, Kaveenth (2018-10-23). "Sri Lanka Junior Women's Rugby team takes flight to India". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  3. Gammanpila, Asanka (2021-11-17). "Asian Rugby Sevens: Dulani appointed SL women 7s captain". www.srilankarugby.lk. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  4. Perera, Ranjika (25 April 2022). "Sri Lanka rugby squad announced for Commonwealth and Asian Games". The Morning. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. Dhambarage, Chris (2022-07-23). "Sri Lanka women look to improved display at Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens". Daily News. Retrieved 2022-08-06.