Thilini Jayasinghe

Thilini Sudhara Jayasinghe (Sinhalese: තිලිනි සුනාරි ජයසිංහ; Tamils: திலினி சுனாரி ஜயசிங்க; born 15 January 1985) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. Born in Peradeniya, Jayasinghe started playing badminton aged 9, and has joined the national team in 2000. She attended Mahamaya College and was named Best Sports Woman in 2004. In 2006 and 2010, she competed at the Asian and Commonwealth Games. Jayasinghe also competed for Sri Lanka at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She is the first woman badminton player to have ever represented Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games.

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's singles

Women's doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

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