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Niluka upsets 8th ranked Kenichi Tago
Jul 30, 201202:34 PM
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Niluka upsets 8th ranked Kenichi Tago

Sri Lanka’s top shuttler Niluka Karunaratne defeated World Number 8 Japan’s Kenichi Tago 2-0 at Wembley Arena in the Olympic men’s badminton singles Group C at the 2012 London Games on Monday.

Niluka, World No 48, was the clear underdog going into the match however succeeded in beating Tago 21-18, 21-16 in 44 minutes.

Niluka Karunaratne, who has been on a world tour of badminton’s backblocks for 10 months, says: “This is the biggest win in the history of Sri Lanka badminton.”

Sri Lanka’s overall captain, Karunaratne has won the national men’s singles championship title on ten occasions since 2000.


 

 

 

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