Inoka Rohini de Silva

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Inoka Rohini de Silva
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CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Bornc.1971 (age 4950)
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Inoka Rohini de Silva also commonly known as Inoka Rohini (born around 1971) is a Sri Lankan former badminton player. [1]

De Silva was a national badminton champion at the women's doubles in 1995, 1996, 1998 partnering with Chandrika de Silva. [2] Inoka Rohini has also represented Sri Lanka at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

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References

  1. "BWF content". bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  2. "The Sunday Times On The Web - Timesports". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2017-12-02.

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