Chanithma Sinaly Explained
Chanithma Sinaly |
Fullname: | Veera Samiyel Chanithma Sinaly |
Residence: | Mulleriyawa |
Birth Place: | Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka |
Height: | 161cm |
Weight: | 54kg |
Plays: | right-handed |
Highest Ranking: | 161 |
Date Of Highest Ranking: | November 2023 |
Current Ranking: | 161 |
Date Of Current Ranking: | November 2023 |
Veera Samiyel Chanithma Sinaly is a Sri Lankan professional squash player.[1] [2] [3] She is also the current national champion in women's singles in the sport of squash. She achieved her highest career PSA world rankings of 161 in November 2023.[4]
Biography
She pursued her primary and secondary education at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, where she was appointed as the Deputy Head Prefect.[5] She is coached by her father Mahesh Chandana.[6]
Career
She was selected for 2019 Asian Junior Squash Team Championship which was held in Thailand.[7] She was named in Sri Lankan squad for the 2021 Women's Asian Team Squash Championships.[8] [9] In December 2022, she clinched the women's open title defeating Fathoum Issadeen in the final of the 42nd Squash Senior Nationals which was played at the Singhalese Sports Club and it was also Chanithma's first national title win.[10] [11] She was adjudged the winner of the Girls Under-19 category at the 33rd Junior National Squash Championship in 2022.[12] [13] She also won the Girls Under-19 title at the inaugural edition of the Yeti Open Junior Squash Championship in 2022.[14] [15] She represented Sri Lanka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which also marked her debut appearance at the Commonwealth Games.[16] She competed in the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles competitions during the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[17] She won the Girls Under-17 plate championship at the 2022 Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships.[18]
In 2023, she won the women's open title during the Sri Lanka Air Force Open Squash Tournament which was held at the Ratmalana Air Force Base.[19] She was also included in Sri Lankan contingent for the 2023 Asian Junior Team Squash Championship.[20] She has occasionally missed out on competing at overseas international squash competitions such as the 2023 Hong Kong Championship owing to financial constraints. She represented Sri Lanka at the 2022 Asian Games and it also marked her maiden appearance at the Asian Games.[21] During the 2022 Asian Games, she competed in the mixed doubles event collaborating with Shamil Wakeel.[22] [23] [24]
Notes and References
- Web site: Chanithma Sinaly . 2023-11-24 . rankedin.com . en.
- Web site: Squash Info Chanithma Sinaly Veera Samiyel Squash . 2023-11-24 . www.squashinfo.com.
- Web site: Sri Lanka Squash . 2023-11-24 . en.
- Web site: Squash Info PSA World Squash Rankings: Chanithma Sinaly Veera Samiyel Squash . 2023-11-24 . www.squashinfo.com.
- Web site: ‘Squash Akki’ – fan-base and fame at school for Chanithma . 2023-11-24 . Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka.
- Web site: Financial restrains force star player to withdraw from overseas commitments . 2023-11-24 . Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka.
- Web site: Ranasinghe . Dinushki . 2019-01-14 . 8 selected for Asian Junior Squash Team Championships 2019 . 2023-11-24 . ThePapare.com . en-US.
- Web site: Weerasooriya . Sahan . 2021-11-29 . Sri Lanka national squash teams off to Malaysia . 2023-11-24 . en-US.
- Web site: 20th Asian Team Championships 2021 Squash Tournament Bukit Jalil - Rankedin . 2023-11-24 . rankedin.com . en.
- Web site: 2022-12-31 . Squash champion Fathoum Issadeen beaten by Sirimavo girl . 2023-11-24 . Sunday Observer . en.
- Web site: Squash: Men’s champ defends title; three-times women’s champ downed by maiden winner . 2023-11-24 . Times Online . English.
- Web site: Weerasooriya . Sahan . 2022-10-18 . Nevindu and Chanithma shine at Junior National Squash Championship 2022 . 2023-11-24 . en-US.
- Web site: Today . Ceylon . 2022-10-17 . Nevindu and Chanithma champs . 2023-11-24 . Ceylon Today . en-US.
- Web site: Yeti Open Squash Championship: Thinura and Chanithma stamp their class Daily FT . 2023-11-24 . www.ft.lk . English.
- Web site: 2022-09-26 . Thinura, Chanithma clinch Yeti Open squash titles . 2023-11-24 . Latest in the News Sphere The Morning.
- Web site: Dhambarage . Chris . SLS teams-up with Yeti for Commonwealth Games . 2023-11-24 . Daily News . en.
- News: Squash - Women's Singles results . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-11-24.
- Web site: Lankans better their previous record at Asian Junior Squash . 2023-11-24 . Daily News . en.
- Web site: Ravindu and Chanithma win Air Force Squash Titles . 2023-11-25 . Daily News.
- News: 2023-02-08 . Indian teams off to winning starts in Asian Junior squash championship . The Times of India . 2023-11-24 . 0971-8257.
- Web site: Sri Lanka contingent leaves for Asian Games tomorrow . 2023-11-24 . www.dailymirror.lk . English.
- Web site: Abeykoon . Gayan . 2023-09-11 . Sri Lanka’s squash stars eye medals at Asian Games . 2023-11-24 . DailyNews . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-09-02 . 47 officials on the bandwagon for Asian Games . 2023-11-24 . Sunday Observer . en.
- Web site: Squash Info Mixed Asian Games Doubles Championship 2023 Squash . 2023-11-24 . www.squashinfo.com.