Viren Nettasinghe

Pulikkutty Arachchilage Viren Nettasinghe (born 17 June 2003) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. He qualified to represent Sri Lanka at the 2024 Summer Olympics and was named his country's flag bearer.

Biography Nettasinghe was born on 17 June 2003. He quickly became a top badminton player and participated for Sri Lanka at the 2019 BWF World Junior Championships. In 2021, at the age of 18, he won the bronze medal at the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh Junior International tournament. His global ranking rose to 83rd after the tournament. Later that month, he was chosen as the sole Sri Lankan badminton representative at the Asian Games, where he reached the top 16.

By April 2024, Nettasinghe was ranked 72nd globally by the BWF. He was chosen to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's singles, being ranked 32nd among players eligible for the event. Aged 20 at the time of his selection, he was the youngest badminton player to directly qualify for the 2024 Olympics and became the youngest Sri Lankan Olympic badminton player. He was later chosen as the country's flag bearer and the male team captain at the games.

Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2023 (I) Indonesia International Alwi Farhan 15–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2024 Bangladesh International Xiaodong Sheng 21–12, 21–17 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament