Lankan junior shuttlers off to Thailand

A 57-member Sri Lanka contingent left the country early Sunday morning to take part in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Badminton Asia U17 and U15 Junior Championships which will take place at the Central Changwattana Mall in Nonthaburi in the Thailand capital from today.

The tournament will see the Sri Lankan juniors in contest against shuttlers from 15 countries, including traditional badminton powerhouses Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Singapore from November 29 to December 4.

Other countries which take part in The tournament is organized by the Thailand Badminton Association under the auspices of the Badminton Asia Confederation and the other countries take part in the tournament are – Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Brunei and hosts Thailand.

Sri Lanka contingent for the tournament consists of U15 and U-17 boys and girls teams, six coaches, team manager, head of delegation and two lady chaperons representing Sri Lanka Badminton and the Sri Lanka Schools Badminton Association. (D.R)