Buwaneka Goonethilleka

Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka (born 8 May 1996) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. He competed at the 2016 and 2019 South Asian Games and won three silver and two bronze medals.

Career Goonethilleka partnered with Sachin Dias and won a bronze medal at the 2016 South Asian Games. They reached the semifinals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games but lost the bronze medal match to Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong. He also won silver in the 2019 edition of the Games in Kathmandu–Pokhara.

In 2021, Goonethilleka won the men's doubles at the Bangladesh International. He later represented the Sri Lankan team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Achievements

South Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,Shillong, India Sachin Dias Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy 12–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze 2019 Badminton Covered Hall,Pokhara, Nepal Sachin Dias Krishna Prasad Garaga Dhruv Kapila 19–21, 21–19, 18–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,Shillong, India Kavidi Sirimannage Manu Attri Ashwini Ponnappa 17–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2025 Sri Lanka International Jelang Fajar 18–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Bangladesh International Sachin Dias Bokka Navaneeth S S K Podile 21–15, 21–9 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament