Umayangana Thathsarani
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Umayangana Thathsarani (born 21 December 2000) is a Sri Lankan rugby sevens player.
Biography[edit]
Thathsarani captained Sri Lanka's U17 girls team at the Asian Qualifiers in Dubai, it was to qualify for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.[1] She represented Sri Lanka at the Asia Rugby U18 Girls’ Championship in Dubai in 2018.[2]
In 2021, Thathsarani was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens.[3]
Thathsarani competed for Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they finished in eighth place.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sri Lanka U17 girls set sights on Olympic Youth Game". Asia Rugby. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ Rajapaksha, Kaveenth (2018-10-23). "Sri Lanka Junior Women's Rugby team takes flight to India". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ Gammanpila, Asanka (2021-11-17). "Asian Rugby Sevens: Dulani appointed SL women 7s captain". www.srilankarugby.lk. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ Perera, Ranjika (25 April 2022). "Sri Lanka rugby squad announced for Commonwealth and Asian Games". The Morning. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Dhambarage, Chris (2022-07-23). "Sri Lanka women look to improved display at Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens". Daily News. Retrieved 2022-08-06.