Sri Lanka's young Shuttlers win gold at Nepal

Sri Lanka's young  shuttlers clinched the gold medal in both U-17 and U-15 age groups at the South Asia Regional Junior Badminton Championships held at the National Sports Council in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal today.

Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh 3-2 in the U-17 final and defeated Nepal 3-0 in the final of the U-15 event. 

Ranitma Liyanage, Hiruka Sahanmith Aluth Patabandige, Ranumi Manage and Thidasa Weragoda competed in the under-17 competition, while Senuth Sethmina Perera, Nethmi Amaya Ratnayake, Keneth Arukgoda and Sithuli Ranasinghe competed in the under-15 competition.  (Susil Premalal)