As Umaya sets national record: Lanka titles bronze at Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup

Sri Lanka won the bronze medal in the Women’s junior 10m Air Pistol Team event, though Umaya Kumarasiri accounted for a new national record at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup 2025 held at the SAT Shooting Range in Bangkok, Thailand. 

Sri Lanka protected third place in the Women’s Junior 10 m Air Pistol Team event, signified by Thisangi Geethma, Reinya Ranasinghe, and Vinuthmee Seneviratne, who displayed Great Spirit to earn a podium finish. 

Sri Lanka ended with a total of 1640-23x, next to Thailand, who claimed the gold medal, and silver medallists Kazakhstan. 

Thailand, signified by Nattaya Boonchuen, Lalanari Thipmom, and Natthika Khlaisap, was way ahead of other contenders with 1674-34x, though Kazakhstan, represented by Kristina Ustinova, Saule Alimbek, and Malika Seil, finished slightly ahead of Sri Lanka with 1643-23x to pocket the silver medal.

Thisangi Geethma was the standout shooter out of the lot, as she fired the best of 96 points in her third effort, the best among all competitors, in her outings that recorded 89, 92, 91, 93 and 90. 

Vinuthmee shot 93, 88, 94, 89, 92 and 94 while Reinya achieved 89, 90, 91, 89, 93 and 87 to help Sri Lanka accumulate the final tally. 

Thisangi is pursuing her degree at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Reinya Ranasinghe is a student of Colombo International School, Kandy, while Vinuthmee Seneviratna is from the south of Sri Lanka and attends Southland College, Galle. 

In the meantime, young shooting sensation, Umaya Kumarasiri, a Grade 11 student of Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya, scored 618.3/654, surpassing the previous Sri Lanka Junior Women’s 10 m Air Rifle record of 616.2/654. 

Even though being content with her latest achievement, Umaya noted that she had to undergo tough competition to claim a finish that put her achievement as a national record. 

Sri Lanka is signified by eight athletes at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup 2025 which has attracted top ranked shooters from the region. 

The event, which instigated on 9 February, continues until 22 February. All athletes selected to represent Sri Lanka are members of the respective national pools of the National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri Lanka.