Nadeesha Gayanthi

Nadeesha Gayanthi
Personal information
Full nameNadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountrySri Lanka
SportBadminton
EventWomen's singles & doubles
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sri Lanka
World Senior Championships
2025 Pattaya Mixed doubles 40+
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

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 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

World Senior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 40+ Eastern National Sports Training Centre,
Pattaya, Thailand 		Unang Rahmat Muhammad Muhammad
Jody Patrick 		18–21, 11–21 Silver [7]

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

References

  1. ^ "Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Nadeesha Gayanthi – Sri Lanka Badminton Association". www.srilankabadminton.lk. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Rankings Senior – Sri Lanka Badminton Association". www.srilankabadminton.lk. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Nadeesha and Dinuka emerge champions". Retrieved 4 February 2018 – via PressReader.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation - Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura". www.thecgf.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Nadeesha Murukkuwadura Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Amazing Thailand-Pattaya BWF World Senior Championships 2025". bwfbadminton. Retrieved 13 September 2025.


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