Lochana, Gayathri win triple crowns at Uva Shuttle Tournament

By Susil Premalal

Lochana de Silva and Nadeesha Gayathri clinched triple crowns at the Uva Provincial Open All-Island Badminton Championships, which concluded at the St. Thomas’ College Indoor Sports Complex in Bandarawela.   
The tournament was conducted by the Uva Provincial Badminton Association under the auspices of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB).  

Gayathri beat Anjalee Jayasundara in the Women’s Open final 21-12, 21-12 before teaming-up with Kavindika de Silva to defeat Chamya Nirmali and Kethaki Wedamulla 21-12, 21-6 in the Doubles final.  
Gayathri then clinched her third Gold when she teamed-up with Lochana to get the better of Hansa de Silva and Chamya Nirmali 21-12, 21-9 in the Mixed Doubles final.  

In the Men’s final, Lochana beat Jason Homer 21-18, 18-21, 21-12 and bagged the Men’s Doubles title when he teamed-up with Rashintha de Silva to beat Diniru Rashmitha and Lahiru Weerasinghe in straight sets 21-16, 22-20 before winning the Mixed Doubles with Gayathri to complete his triple.  

SLB President Rohan De Silva, St. Thomas’ College Bandarawela Headmaster Rev. Fr. Christopher Balraj and Chief Organiser Thilak Jayasiri were the special guests at the awards ceremony.