Victorian shuttler emerge Open Women’s Singles champion
Dilmi Dias, the former Games Captain of Convent of Our Lady of Victories, Moratuwa secured the Championship in the Open Women’s Singles for the first time at the 67th Nationals and 37th Junior Nationals Badminton Championship 2019 held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. She also emerged champion in Under-19 Girls’ Singles and Under-19 Girls’ Doubles events.
Dilmi beat Achini Rathnasiri a past Visakhian in the Open Women’s Singles event and Jananuwani de Alwis of Visakha Vidyalaya in the Under-19 Girls’ Singles event. In the Under-19 Doubles her partner was Anurangi Masakorala of Southland College and they beat Nisali Balasooriya and Oshini Pilapitiya of Musaeus College.
Thirty team players of Convent of Our Lady of Victories, Moratuwa participated at the above tournament and emerged Overall Girls’ runners-up at the Junior Nationals. Ashini Fernando emerged second runner-up in the Under-17 Girls’ Singles. Senuri Fernando and Amesha de Silva emerged second runner-up in the Under-19 Girls’ Doubles. Indeewari Nawalage became the quarter-finalist in the Under19 Girls’ Singles and Sehansa Lochani and Venuki Fernando reached the quarter-finals in Under-17 Girls’ Doubles.
The Victorian shuttlers, who brought glory to their school, are coached by Yukthi Perera. The Principal, Rev. Sr. Chamila Ann Fernando, Deputy Principal, Rev. Sr. Umeshika Gayani and the Teacher-in-Charge, Nimalka Aponso render their fullest co-operation to develop the game of badminton in school.