Oshadie Kuruppu
Oshadie Poornima Kuruppu also spelt as Oshadi Kuruppu (born 20 August 1994) is a Sri Lankan badminton player.[1] She has represented Sri Lanka at senior level since 2015 in several international competitions including the 2016 South Asian Games, 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships and 2017 Summer Universiade. She received her primary education at the Visakha Vidyalaya.[2]
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Full name | Oshadie Poornima Kuruppu | |||||||||||||
Born | 20 August 1994 | |||||||||||||
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Event(s) | Singles, doubles, team | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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She claimed silver medal in the women's team event at the 2016 South Asian Games. Oshadie pursued a Sports Science and Management Honours Degree from the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka in 2019.[3] In August 2020, she was admitted at the Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama due to leukaemia and underwent a bone marrow surgery.[4]
References
- "Oshadie KURUPPU | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- "Join the VVOGA to save Oshadie's life! | Visakha Vidyalaya". www.visakhav.org. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- "Sri Lanka badminton player Oshadi down with Leukemia". Sunday Observer. 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- "Sports Minister visits national badminton player Oshadi Kuruppu at Apeksha Hospital". NewsWire. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
External links
Oshadie Kuruppu at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com