Badminton player Niluka Karunaratne has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
36 year old Niluka Karunaratne also competed in 2012 and 2016 Olympics.. He captained the Sri Lankan contingent to the 2012 Summer Olympics. Karunaratne also competed in five consecutives Commonwealth Games from 2002–2018.
He now becomes the 4th Sri Lankan to qualify for this year’s event.
The Confirmed Sri Lankan Athletes for Olympics are as follows
1. Mathilda Karlsson – Equestrian
2. Milka Gehan – Gymnastic
3. Tehani Egodawela – Shooting
4. Niluka Karunaratne – Badminton
Another Sri Lankan qualifies for #tokyo2020 🇱🇰
Congratulations Niluka Karunaratne on qualifying for the #Olympics for the third consecutive time. You’ve proven everyone that you are the best in the game yet again! Wishing you best of luck! #badminton #ජයගමු pic.twitter.com/ShEnxcdVzp
— Namal Rajapaksa (@RajapaksaNamal) June 2, 2021
