L. R. Ariyananda
L. R. Ariyananda
Liyanage Ranjan Ariyananda, or L.R. Ariyananda or Ari as he is commonly referred to, is a Sri Lankan badminton player who played between 1960 - 1971. He was the Sri Lankan National Champion in 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971.<--Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/, retrieved on March 1, 2019 -->
He was the National Badminton Coach appointed by the Ministry of Sport in 1971. <-- The ‘Sinhala Kolla’ who created an int’l upset, The Daily News, http://www.dailynews.lk/2019/03/01/tc/178923/%E2%80%98sinhala-kolla%E2%80%99-who-created-int%E2%80%99l-upset, retrieved March 1, 2019-->
He was badminton coach to the Maldives National Badminton Team who participated in the Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1986. <--1986 Commonwealth Games, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Commonwealth_Games#Badminton, retrieved March 1, 2019-->
Highlights of his Badminton career are beating Indian Thomas Cup player Amrit Lal Devan and beating Pakistani player Aqim Wasti at the 1971 Asian Championships <--Badminton Asia Championships,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_Asia_Championships#Badminton_Asia_Championships, retrieved on March 1, 2019-->
L.R. Ariyananda was President of the Western Province Badminton Association of Sri Lanka <--LR Ariyananda (President of the Western Province Badminton Association), Sunday Times, August 11, 2013, retrieved on March 1, 2019-->
He received international recognition when the International Badminton Federation honoured him with a Meritorious Service Award in 2001.<-- The ‘Sinhala Kolla’ who created an int’l upset, The Daily News, http://www.dailynews.lk/2019/03/01/tc/178923/%E2%80%98sinhala-kolla%E2%80%99-who-created-int%E2%80%99l-upset, retrieved March 1, 2019-->
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{{The ‘Sinhala Kolla’ who created an int’l upset, The Daily News, http://www.dailynews.lk/2019/03/01/tc/178923/%E2%80%98sinhala-kolla%E2%80%99-who-created-int%E2%80%99l-upset, retrieved March 1, 2019}}
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