Sri Lanka’s rising table tennis star Taavi Samaraweera has won two gold medals at the WTT Youth Contender Montenegro 2026 tournament, held in Podgorica from November 3 to 6.
The young player secured both the Under-11 and Under-13 Boys’ Singles titles, becoming the first Sri Lankan table tennis player reported to have won two gold medals at a single WTT Youth Contender event.
In the Under-11 final, Taavi defeated Singapore’s Zhang Boyang 3–0 to claim his first gold medal of the tournament.
He also delivered an impressive performance in the Under-13 category, competing against older players before defeating Montenegro’s Milan Vučetić 3–1 in the final to secure his second gold medal.
His journey to the Under-13 title included victories over opponents from Singapore, Kazakhstan and Slovakia. (Newswire)
