Western Province players appeared dominant by winning both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s overall badminton championships at the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF), although Southern Province secured the overall runners-up positions in both categories.
Southern Province also excelled in consistency, but it was Western\u2019s superior performance that eventually sealed the top spots.
The men\u2019s third place was demanded by Central Province, while North Central Province secured third place in the women\u2019s category.
Growing star T.R.V. Rajakaruna of Western Province was named the Most Outstanding Player in the men\u2019s category, while A.M.P.J. Adhikari of North Central Province established the same honour in the women\u2019s category.
The championship, prepared by the Ministry of Sports and the Department of Sports Development, was held at the Mercantile Badminton Association Indoor Complex in Colombo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Results:<\/strong> Western Province players appeared dominant by winning both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s overall badminton championships at the 49th National Sports Festival (NSF), although Southern Province secured the overall runners-up positions in both categories.Southern Province also excelled in consistency, but it was Western\u2019s superior performance that eventually sealed the top spots. The men\u2019s third place was demanded…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1759,73,134],"class_list":["post-9455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-49th-national-sports-festival","tag-slsports","tag-sports-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
Men\u2019s Singles: Champion \u2013 T.R.V. Rajakaruna (Western), Runner-up \u2013 Oshan De Silva (Southern), 3rd \u2013 S.M.M.H. Sooiyaarachchi (Central)
Men\u2019s Doubles: Champion \u2013 Thewmika Palliyaguru & L.O.S.P. Karunarathna (Western), Runner-up \u2013 G.A.P.D. Abeysinghe & Sandeepani Dahanayake (Central), 3rd \u2013 Lahiru Madushala & L.R.R.P. De Silva (Southern)
Men\u2019s Team: Champion \u2013 Western, Runner-up \u2013 Southern, 3rd \u2013 Central
Most Outstanding Player (Men): T.R.V. Rajakaruna
Women\u2019s Singles: Champion \u2013 A.M.P.J. Adhikari (North Central), Runner-up \u2013 Dahamsa De Silva (Southern), 3rd \u2013 B.J.V. Vipulaguna (Northern)
Women\u2019s Doubles: Champion \u2013 A.M.P.J. Adhikari & H.A.R.C. De Silva (North Central), Runner-up \u2013 R.S. Manage & T.D. Ambalangodage (Western), 3rd \u2013 Dahamsa De Silva & A.H. Masakorala (Southern)
Women\u2019s Team: Champion \u2013 Western, Runner-up \u2013 Southern, 3rd \u2013 North Central
Most Outstanding Player (Women): A.M.P.J. Adhikari
Mixed Doubles: Champion \u2013 Ranthushka Karunathilaka & P.D.M.R.B. Mudalige (Western), Runner-up \u2013 M.T.Y.S. De Silva & A.H. Masakorala (Southern), 3rd \u2013 G.A.P.B. Abeysingha & Padma Bandara (Central)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"