{"id":68914,"date":"2021-07-12T17:21:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T17:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=68914"},"modified":"2021-07-12T17:21:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T17:21:50","slug":"tehani-to-herald-sri-lankas-olympic-quest-with-first-shot-by-dinesh-weerawansa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/tehani-to-herald-sri-lankas-olympic-quest-with-first-shot-by-dinesh-weerawansa\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehani to herald Sri Lanka\u2019s Olympic quest with first shot-BY DINESH WEERAWANSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000080;\">Tehani to herald Sri Lanka\u2019s Olympic quest with first shot-<span style=\"color: #800080;\">BY DINESH WEERAWANSA<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68915 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tehani-Egodawela.jpg\" alt=\"Tehani Egodawela\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #800080;\">Tehani Egodawela<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #800000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2021\/07\/11\/tehani-herald-sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-olympic-quest-first-shot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sundayobserver<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Rifle shooter Tehani Egodawela will be the first Sri Lankan in action at the XXX11nd summer Olympic Games which starts in the Japanese capital of Tokyo on July 23.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Egodawela is due to fire in the women\u2019s 10m air rifle qualifying round at the Asaka Shooting Range on July 24, starting from 5 am Sri Lanka time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Born on April 19, 1986, she holds the Sri Lanka national record in her pet event \u2013 623.3 points in the women\u2019s 10m air rifle event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Ranked 223rd in the world and 77th in Asia for the event, she took part in the Emir of Kuwait 8th International Shooting Grand Prix in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Two other Sri Lankans \u2013 badminton player Niluka Karunaratne and swimmer Aniqah Gaffoor are also scheduled to compete in their respective first round heats on the same day \u2013 July 24.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Gaffoor will swim in the women\u2019s 100m butterfly stroke heats at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre from 7 pm. Before that Karunaratne will make his record third appearance in an Olympics as he plays in the men\u2019s singles at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Born on February 13, 1985, Karunaratne is considered one of the best badminton players that Sri Lanka has ever produced, having won the Sri Lanka men\u2019s singles crown on 13 occasions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The only Sri Lankan to gain international recognition in the history of badminton, he was ranked 34 in the world when he played in Rio de Janeiro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Karunaratne is the only Sri Lankan shuttler to make it three Olympics in-a-row, having played in London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016. Prior to that, Thilini Jayasinghe played in the women\u2019s singles at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The first set of medals in the 339-event Tokyo Olympics held across 42 venues will be decided on July 23 in archery, road cycling, fencing, judo, shooting, taekwondo and weightlifting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">After the showdown of Egodawela, Gaffoor and Karunaratne on July 24, the next Sri Lankan in action will be Milka Gehani de Siva on July 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The overall women\u2019s captain of the Sri Lanka contingent will be in action in the artistic gymnastics qualification round at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The overall men\u2019s captain of the Sri Lanka contingent Chamara Dharmawardana will compete in the men\u2019s 73kg elimination round of the judo competition at Nippon Budokan on July 26.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Making his second Olympic appearance, Matthew Abeysinghe will swim in men\u2019s 100m freestyle heats at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre on July 27 night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">But the showpiece of any Olympics, the track and field completion will get underway on July 30 and will be worked off daily until the final day \u2013 August 8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">For Sri Lanka, Nimali Liyanarachchi will run in the women\u2019s 800m preliminary round on July 30 morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Yupun Abeykoon will be under the starter\u2019s orders in the men\u2019s 100m preliminary round at Tokyo Olympic Stadium on July 31 morning. Abeykoon had a season\u2019s best timing of 10.15 seconds, which is also his career best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The first Sri Lankan to qualify Matilda Karlsson will be the last in action in the equestrian women\u2019s show-jumping individual qualifying round at Equestrian Park on August 3 from 7 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Born in Sri Lanka and adopted by a Swedish family when she was three months old, she is the first to ever qualify in the sport of equestrian in the 125-year-old history of the modern Olympic Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Follow Sri Lanka Olympians in Tokyo:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>July 24:<\/strong>\u00a0Tehani Egodawela in shooting women\u2019s 10m air rifle qualifying round at Asaka Shooting Range on July 24 from 8.30 am<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>July 24<\/strong>: Aniqah Gaffoor in swimming women\u2019s 100m butterfly stroke heats at Tokyo Aquatic Centre from 7 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>July 24<\/strong>: Niluka Karunaratne in badminton men\u2019s singles first round heats at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on July 24 from 9 am<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>July 25<\/strong>: Milka Gehani de Siva in artistic gymnastics women\u2019s qualification round at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25 from 10 am<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>July 26<\/strong>: Chamara Nuwan Dharmawardana in judo men\u2019s 73kg elimination round at Nippon Budokan on July 26 first session<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>July 27<\/strong>: Matthew Abeysinghe in swimming men\u2019s 100m freestyle heats at Tokyo Aquatic Centre on July 27 from 7 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>July 30<\/strong>: Nimali Liyanarachchi in athletics women\u2019s 800m preliminary round at Tokyo Olympic Stadium on July 30 morning season<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>July 31<\/strong>: Yupun Abeykoon in athletics men\u2019s 100m preliminary round at Tokyo Olympic Stadium on July 31 morning season<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>August 3<\/strong>: Matilda Karlsson in equestrian women\u2019s jumping individual qualifying round at Equestrian Park on August 3 from 7 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Note: The above are the preliminary round schedule of Sri Lankans in Japan Standard Time and their next rounds will be known after the performances in the qualifying round.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tehani to herald Sri Lanka\u2019s Olympic quest with first shot-BY DINESH WEERAWANSA Tehani Egodawela Source:Sundayobserver Rifle shooter Tehani Egodawela will be the first Sri Lankan in action at the XXX11nd summer Olympic Games which starts in the Japanese capital of Tokyo on July 23. 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