Nadeesha Gayanthi

Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura (born 6 September 1984) is a Sri Lankan badminton player.^[1][2][3] She was included in the national badminton team in 2006 and got the opportunity to represent Sri Lanka at the 2006 Asian Games competing in the women's singles and women's doubles events.^[4]

Nadeesha Gayanthi
Personal information
Full name	Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura
Country	Sri Lanka
Born	(1984-09-06) 6 September 1984 (age 40) Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Event	Women's singles & doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Sri Lanka South Asian Games 2004 Islamabad Women's team 2006 Colombo Women's team 2010 Dhaka Women's team 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Women's team 2006 Colombo Women's doubles 2010 Dhaka Women's doubles
BWF profile

Nadeesha Gayanthi also participated at the 2007 BWF World Championships representing Sri Lanka and competed in the women's doubles category pairing with Thilini Jayasinghe despite being knocked out of the first round. In 2008, she partnered Chandrika de Silva and emerged victorious in the women's doubles as a part of the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships. Nadeesha Gayanthi also appeared for Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games by competing in the singles and doubles events.^[5][6]

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	Rasangi Ranatunge	Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien	10–21, 10–21	Bronze
2010	Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Chandrika de Silva	P. C. Thulasi Ashwini Ponnappa	8–21, 13–21	Bronze