{"id":72006,"date":"2021-08-22T13:44:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T13:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=72006"},"modified":"2021-08-22T13:44:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T13:44:07","slug":"nilantha-to-officiate-at-paralympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/nilantha-to-officiate-at-paralympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Nilantha to officiate at Paralympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"mvp-post-title left entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">Nilantha to officiate at Paralympics \u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72007 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Chandana-Nilantha.jpg\" alt=\"Chandana Nilantha\" width=\"442\" height=\"484\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/island.lk\/nilantha-to-officiate-at-paralympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Island<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Veteran badminton referee Chandana Nilantha has been selected to officiate at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Nilantha who commenced his badminton at Lumbini College in 1988 first officiated at South Asian Games in 1992. 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