Nadeesha Gayanthi

Nadeesha Gayanthi Murukkuwadura (born 6 September 1984) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. She was included in the national badminton team in 2006 and got the opportunity to represent Sri Lanka at the 2006 Asian Games competing in the women's singles and women's doubles events.

Nadeesha Gayanthi also participated at the 2007 BWF World Championships representing Sri Lanka and competed in the women's doubles category pairing with Thilini Jayasinghe despite being knocked out of the first round. In 2008, she partnered Chandrika de Silva and emerged victorious in the women's doubles as a part of the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships. Nadeesha Gayanthi also appeared for Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games by competing in the singles and doubles events.

Achievements

World Senior Championships Mixed doubles Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2025 40+ Eastern National Sports Training Centre,Pattaya, Thailand Unang Rahmat Muhammad Muhammad Jody Patrick 18–21, 11–21 Silver Silver

South Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,Colombo, Sri Lanka Rasangi Ranatunge Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien 10–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze 2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,Dhaka, Bangladesh Chandrika de Silva P. C. Thulasi Ashwini Ponnappa 8–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze