Sri Lanka achieved their most inspiring medal haul at a BWF authorized event, with a tally of 46 medals at the Sri Lanka Junior International Series 2025, which decided at the New Saniro Sports Complex in Naiwala, Gampaha recently.
Sri Lanka finished the first international mega event to be held on home soil with seven gold medals, while also securing 13 silver and an impressive 26 bronze medals.
The young shuttlers on behalf of the host nation secured berths in 13 finals out of the total 20, with seven of them being all-Sri Lankan finals.
This certain Sri Lanka of seven each of gold and silver medals, while the local athletes have also made it to further six finals, where the hosts secured six silver medals out of the total of 13.
Sri Lanka typically dominated the under-17, under-15 and under-13 categories, while reaching two finals in the main category.
India arose as the second best in the medals tally with a total of 17, five gold, three silver and nine bronze medals.
They totally dominated the main category, the under-19 group, seeming in four finals and successfully securing four gold medals, while claiming three silver following the three all-India finals.
Malaysia impressed with a tally of nine medals, winning four gold, three silver and two bronze medals followed by Indonesia, who over at fourth overall with seven medals, including three gold, silver and three bronze medals. Thailand completed the four-day competition with a solitary gold medal.
The Sri Lanka Junior International Series 2025 officially set off at the eight-court New Saniro Sports Complex with the preliminary round matches on Tuesday (5).
The organisers, Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), received an overwhelming number of entries from leading badminton-playing countries, including Sri Lanka, as the four-day competition showpieced the country’s capability in hosting an event of high interest and magnitude.
The event, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Asia (BA), included competitions for shuttlers in the age categories of under-19, under-17, under-15, and under-13, in boys’ and girls’ singles, doubles, and mixed categories.
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